Supernova SN2013gy discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC1418

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1418. It has received the designation SN2013gy.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 03h42m10s; declination 4°43'S.

The sky on 17 Dec 2025

The sky on 17 December 2025
Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
16:44
Twilight ends
18:14
Twilight begins
05:19


Waning Crescent

1%

28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:24 10:28 15:33
Venus 06:30 11:26 16:22
Moon 05:00 09:53 14:42
Mars 07:19 12:12 17:04
Jupiter 18:39 01:45 08:50
Saturn 11:58 17:50 23:42
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: , 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2017MNRAS.472.3437G, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2012PASP..124..668Y.

Image credit

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

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