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

Supernova SN2015ar discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC383
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 383. It has received the designation SN2015ar.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 01h07m20s; declination 32°23'N.

The sky on 26 Aug 2026

The sky on 26 August 2026
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
19:25
Twilight ends
20:53
Twilight begins
04:50

14-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

97%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:14 12:51 19:28
Venus 09:59 15:35 21:11
Moon 18:20 --:-- 04:41
Mars 02:03 09:14 16:26
Jupiter 04:38 11:31 18:24
Saturn 21:16 03:27 09:38
All times shown in PDT.

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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2017arXiv171102474F, 2015ATel.8291....1T, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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