Supernova SN2013aa discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC5643

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5643. It has received the designation SN2013aa.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h32m30s; declination 44°13'S.

The sky on 20 Apr 2026

The sky on 20 April 2026
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
19:26
Twilight ends
20:56
Twilight begins
04:43


Waxing Crescent

19%

3 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:25 11:30 17:35
Venus 07:29 14:28 21:27
Moon 08:27 16:04 23:44
Mars 05:19 11:28 17:37
Jupiter 11:01 18:10 01:19
Saturn 05:22 11:28 17:33
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 papers: , 2017MNRAS.472.3437G, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2015arXiv150702501C, 2013CBET.3416....1P.

Image credit

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

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