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 1 May 2024

The sky on 1 May 2024
Sunrise
05:48
Sunset
19:50
Twilight ends
21:37
Twilight begins
04:01

23-day old moon
Waning Crescent

45%

23 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:01 11:19 17:38
Venus 05:32 12:15 18:57
Moon 02:28 07:12 12:04
Mars 04:17 10:16 16:16
Jupiter 06:30 13:39 20:48
Saturn 03:47 09:25 15:04
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: , 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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41.14°N
73.26°W
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