Supernova SN2013fw discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC7042

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7042. It has received the designation SN2013fw.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 21h13m40s; declination 13°34'N.

The sky on 4 May 2024

The sky on 4 May 2024
Sunrise
05:44
Sunset
19:53
Twilight ends
21:41
Twilight begins
03:56


Waning Crescent

12%

26 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:55 11:14 17:34
Venus 05:29 12:17 19:05
Moon 03:53 09:47 15:53
Mars 04:10 10:13 16:16
Jupiter 06:20 13:30 20:40
Saturn 03:36 09:14 14:53
All times shown in EDT.

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: , 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2013CBET.3681....1J, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S.

Image credit

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

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