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 27 Nov 2024

The sky on 27 November 2024
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
16:13
Twilight ends
17:53
Twilight begins
05:07


Waning Crescent

9%

26 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:15 12:41 17:06
Venus 10:12 14:37 19:02
Moon 03:16 08:44 14:02
Mars 20:23 03:50 11:17
Jupiter 16:52 00:22 07:53
Saturn 12:42 18:13 23:44
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: , 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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