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
06:27
Sunset
19:10
Twilight ends
20:36
Twilight begins
05:01

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

81%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:49 13:51 19:53
Venus 02:59 09:55 16:51
Moon 21:23 03:48 10:20
Mars 21:16 03:37 09:58
Jupiter 16:02 21:00 01:57
Saturn 16:33 21:35 02:37
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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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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