Supernova SN2013fs discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC7610

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7610. It has received the designation SN2013fs.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 23h19m40s; declination 10°11'N.

The sky on 23 Feb 2026

The sky on 23 February 2026
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
17:42
Twilight ends
19:06
Twilight begins
05:02


Waxing Crescent

48%

6 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:03 13:03 19:02
Venus 07:04 12:49 18:33
Moon 09:56 17:18 00:47
Mars 06:02 11:25 16:48
Jupiter 13:32 20:41 03:51
Saturn 07:44 13:43 19:41
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.459.3939V, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2016ApJ...820...33R, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016arXiv160708526C.

Image credit

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

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