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
19:11
Twilight ends
20:37
Twilight begins
05:01

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

81%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:50 13:52 19:54
Venus 03:00 09:56 16:52
Moon 21:24 03:48 10:20
Mars 21:17 03:38 09:59
Jupiter 16:03 21:00 01:58
Saturn 16:34 21:36 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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34.05°N
118.24°W
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