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 12 May 2025

The sky on 12 May 2025
Sunrise
05:35
Sunset
20:01
Twilight ends
21:54
Twilight begins
03:42


Waning Gibbous

99%

15 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:57 11:37 18:18
Venus 03:47 09:59 16:11
Moon 19:28 00:19 05:04
Mars 11:09 18:24 01:38
Jupiter 07:30 15:01 22:32
Saturn 03:34 09:28 15:23
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

Share