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 12 May 2025

The sky on 12 May 2025
Sunrise
05:23
Sunset
19:55
Twilight ends
21:52
Twilight begins
03:27


Waning Gibbous

99%

15 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:46 11:29 18:11
Venus 03:38 09:50 16:03
Moon 19:22 00:10 04:51
Mars 10:57 18:15 01:33
Jupiter 07:17 14:52 22:27
Saturn 03:26 09:20 15:14
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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