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 11 May 2025

The sky on 11 May 2025
Sunrise
05:36
Sunset
20:00
Twilight ends
21:52
Twilight begins
03:44


Waxing Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:57 11:35 18:13
Venus 03:49 10:00 16:11
Moon 18:24 --:-- 04:39
Mars 11:11 18:26 01:41
Jupiter 07:33 15:04 22:35
Saturn 03:38 09:32 15:26
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, 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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