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 25 Aug 2025

The sky on 25 August 2025
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
19:26
Twilight ends
20:55
Twilight begins
04:49


Waxing Crescent

9%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:59 11:49 18:38
Venus 03:42 10:42 17:42
Moon 08:42 14:45 20:39
Mars 09:26 15:17 21:08
Jupiter 02:38 09:46 16:54
Saturn 20:44 02:40 08:37
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 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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