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 5 Jun 2026

The sky on 5 June 2026
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
20:00
Twilight ends
21:43
Twilight begins
03:54


Waning Gibbous

72%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:05 14:23 21:41
Venus 08:12 15:25 22:38
Moon 23:44 04:51 10:04
Mars 03:53 10:38 17:23
Jupiter 08:35 15:41 22:46
Saturn 02:34 08:44 14:54
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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