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
07:02
Sunset
19:54
Twilight ends
21:28
Twilight begins
05:28

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

82%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:28 14:31 20:33
Venus 03:26 10:35 17:44
Moon 21:57 04:23 11:00
Mars 21:52 04:17 10:43
Jupiter 16:59 21:40 02:21
Saturn 17:28 22:15 03:02
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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