Supernova SN2013ej discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: M74

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 628. It has received the designation SN2013ej.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 01h36m40s; declination 15°45'N.

The sky on 14 Dec 2025

The sky on 14 December 2025
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
16:43
Twilight ends
18:13
Twilight begins
05:17


Waning Crescent

18%

24 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:15 10:23 15:32
Venus 06:24 11:21 16:19
Moon 02:05 07:40 13:07
Mars 07:21 12:13 17:06
Jupiter 18:53 01:58 09:03
Saturn 12:10 18:01 23:53
All times shown in PST.

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: , 2016MNRAS.461.2003Y, 2019MNRAS.490.2799D, 2015ApJ...807...59H, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2014MNRAS.438L.101V.

Image credit

Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles

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