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Dominic Ford, Editor
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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 16 Oct 2025
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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