Supernova iPTF13bvn discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC5806

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5806. It has received the designation iPTF13bvn.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 15h00m00s; declination 1°52'N.

The sky on 6 May 2024

The sky on 6 May 2024
Sunrise
05:30
Sunset
19:49
Twilight ends
21:42
Twilight begins
03:37


Waning Crescent

0%

28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:42 11:04 17:26
Venus 05:17 12:10 19:03
Moon 04:30 11:18 18:21
Mars 03:57 10:02 16:07
Jupiter 06:02 13:16 20:29
Saturn 03:21 08:59 14:36
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: , 2016A&A...593A..68F, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2016ApJ...825L..22F, 2013ApJ...775L...7C, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B.

Image credit

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

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