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
06:24
Sunset
19:06
Twilight ends
20:30
Twilight begins
05:00

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

81%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:46 13:48 19:50
Venus 02:58 09:52 16:45
Moon 21:16 03:44 10:19
Mars 21:13 03:34 09:54
Jupiter 15:56 20:56 01:57
Saturn 16:26 21:31 02:36
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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117.16°W
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