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Old 14-09-2014, 06:04 PM
PeterM
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Bright Supernova NGC1566

Bright supernova discovered at mag 14.9 in NGC1566 "The Spanish Dancer Galaxy" in the constellation Dorado. At 1am this beautiful galaxy will be about 30 degrees above the SE horizon.
An early morning object but worth the wait. Should make a great visual and imaging target, over to you folks.
Details below from the Bright Supernova Page at http://www.supernova.thistlethwaites.com/snimages/

ASASSN-14ha, ATEL 6460 discovered 2014/09/10.290 by All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Found in NGC 1566 at R.A. = 04h20m01s.41, Decl. = -54°56'17".0
Located 8".7 east and 1".0 south of the center of NGC 1566 (Discovery image)
Mag 14.6:9/10, Type II (z=0.005017) (References: ATEL 6461, 6466, 6467; SN 2010el)
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