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 8 May 2024

The sky on 8 May 2024
Sunrise
05:39
Sunset
19:57
Twilight ends
21:48
Twilight begins
03:49


Waxing Crescent

2%

30 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:48 11:11 17:34
Venus 05:26 12:20 19:14
Moon 05:39 13:15 21:06
Mars 04:01 10:08 16:15
Jupiter 06:07 13:18 20:29
Saturn 03:21 09:00 14:39
All times shown in EDT.

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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