Supernova SN2013ct discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC428

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 428. It has received the designation SN2013ct.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 01h12m50s; declination 0°58'N.

The sky on 5 May 2024

The sky on 5 May 2024
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
20:30
Twilight ends
22:16
Twilight begins
04:38


Waning Crescent

5%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:32 11:52 18:12
Venus 06:09 12:56 19:44
Moon 04:56 11:16 17:50
Mars 04:47 10:51 16:54
Jupiter 06:58 14:06 21:13
Saturn 04:10 09:50 15:29
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: , 2013CBET.3539....1P, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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