Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles

Supernova SN2015an discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: IC2367
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 2367. It has received the designation SN2015an.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II Pec event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 08h24m10s; declination 18°46'S.

The sky on 17 Jul 2024

The sky on 17 July 2024
Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
20:22
Twilight ends
22:22
Twilight begins
03:31

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

84%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:50 14:44 21:39
Venus 06:31 13:47 21:04
Moon 17:22 21:50 02:13
Mars 01:38 08:51 16:03
Jupiter 02:25 09:49 17:12
Saturn 22:51 04:32 10:13
All times shown in EDT.

Source

The data presented here was taken from the Open Supernova Catalog.

The circumstances of this supernova were calculated using data from the following papers: , 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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