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

Supernova ASASSN-15us discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7213
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7213. It has received the designation ASASSN-15us.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 22h09m00s; declination 47°08'S.

The sky on 5 May 2026

The sky on 5 May 2026
Sunrise
05:56
Sunset
19:38
Twilight ends
21:12
Twilight begins
04:22

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

80%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:34 12:09 18:45
Venus 07:34 14:45 21:57
Moon 22:58 03:38 08:18
Mars 04:50 11:11 17:33
Jupiter 10:12 17:20 00:28
Saturn 04:28 10:35 16:42
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: , 2015ATel.8474....1B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2016ATel.8495....1F, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

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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