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

Supernova SN2020ssf discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7722
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7722. It has received the designation SN2020ssf.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 23h38m40s; declination 15°57'N.

The sky on 6 Sep 2020

The sky on 6 September 2020
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
19:38
Twilight ends
21:28
Twilight begins
04:42

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

81%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:06 14:08 20:10
Venus 02:41 10:12 17:43
Moon 21:25 04:05 10:58
Mars 21:21 03:54 10:27
Jupiter 17:02 21:17 01:31
Saturn 17:29 21:52 02:15
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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