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 10 Apr 2026

The sky on 10 April 2026
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
19:19
Twilight ends
20:46
Twilight begins
04:58


Waning Crescent

39%

23 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:27 11:17 17:07
Venus 07:32 14:19 21:06
Moon 02:36 07:26 12:21
Mars 05:38 11:39 17:39
Jupiter 11:36 18:45 01:54
Saturn 05:58 12:02 18:07
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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