Supernova iPTF13ebh discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC890

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 890. It has received the designation iPTF13ebh.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 02h21m50s; declination 33°16'N.

The sky on 17 Jul 2024

The sky on 17 July 2024
Sunrise
05:20
Sunset
20:17
Twilight ends
22:22
Twilight begins
03:14


Waxing Gibbous

84%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:39 14:36 21:32
Venus 06:19 13:39 20:59
Moon 17:18 21:41 01:58
Mars 01:26 08:42 15:58
Jupiter 02:12 09:40 17:08
Saturn 22:43 04:23 10:03
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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