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 16 Dec 2025

The sky on 16 December 2025
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
16:44
Twilight ends
18:13
Twilight begins
05:18

26-day old moon
Waning Crescent

8%

26 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:21 10:27 15:33
Venus 06:28 11:24 16:21
Moon 04:01 09:06 14:06
Mars 07:20 12:12 17:05
Jupiter 18:44 01:49 08:55
Saturn 12:02 17:54 23:45
All times shown in PST.

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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34.05°N
118.05°W
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