Supernova SN2013bu discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7331

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7331. It has received the designation SN2013bu.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 22h37m00s; declination 34°24'N.

The sky on 12 May 2025

The sky on 12 May 2025
Sunrise
05:23
Sunset
19:55
Twilight ends
21:52
Twilight begins
03:27


Waning Gibbous

99%

15 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:46 11:29 18:11
Venus 03:38 09:50 16:03
Moon 19:22 00:10 04:51
Mars 10:57 18:15 01:33
Jupiter 07:17 14:52 22:27
Saturn 03:26 09:20 15:14
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: , 2016MNRAS.459.3939V, 2019MNRAS.490.2799D, 2013CBET.3498....1I, 2016ApJ...833..231T, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B.

Image credit

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

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