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 28 Jul 2026

The sky on 28 July 2026
Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
19:56
Twilight ends
21:33
Twilight begins
04:20


Waning Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:40 11:38 18:36
Venus 09:36 15:50 22:04
Moon 19:47 00:45 05:51
Mars 02:35 09:45 16:55
Jupiter 06:02 12:59 19:57
Saturn 23:12 05:24 11:36
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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