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 16 Oct 2025

The sky on 16 October 2025
Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
18:16
Twilight ends
19:39
Twilight begins
05:32


Waning Crescent

16%

25 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:41 13:54 19:06
Venus 05:21 11:24 17:27
Moon 02:25 09:15 15:56
Mars 08:49 14:05 19:20
Jupiter 23:48 06:53 13:57
Saturn 17:05 22:58 04:51
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: , 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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