Supernova SN2013cj discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 10685

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 10685. It has received the designation SN2013cj.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 17h04m50s; declination 12°55'N.

The sky on 27 Nov 2024

The sky on 27 November 2024
Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
16:25
Twilight ends
18:03
Twilight begins
05:14


Waning Crescent

8%

26 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:19 12:49 17:19
Venus 10:16 14:45 19:15
Moon 03:23 08:52 14:13
Mars 20:35 03:58 11:22
Jupiter 17:04 00:31 07:58
Saturn 12:50 18:22 23:54
All times shown in EST.

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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2013CBET.3520....1J, 2018arXiv180302571S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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