Supernova SN2013ex discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC1954

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1954. It has received the designation SN2013ex.

The supernova is reported to be a Type .Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 05h32m40s; declination 14°02'S.

The sky on 25 Aug 2025

The sky on 25 August 2025
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
19:26
Twilight ends
20:55
Twilight begins
04:49


Waxing Crescent

7%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:59 11:49 18:38
Venus 03:42 10:42 17:42
Moon 08:42 14:45 20:39
Mars 09:26 15:17 21:08
Jupiter 02:38 09:46 16:54
Saturn 20:44 02:40 08:37
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2013CBET.3635....1B, 2013ATel.5303....1B, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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