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 30 May 2026

The sky on 30 May 2026
Sunrise
05:39
Sunset
19:56
Twilight ends
21:38
Twilight begins
03:58


Waning Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:45 14:03 21:22
Venus 08:02 15:18 22:33
Moon 19:56 00:41 05:26
Mars 04:03 10:44 17:25
Jupiter 08:54 15:59 23:05
Saturn 02:56 09:06 15:16
All times shown in PDT.

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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