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 25 May 2026

The sky on 25 May 2026
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
19:53
Twilight ends
21:34
Twilight begins
04:01


Waxing Gibbous

77%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:26 13:42 20:57
Venus 07:55 15:12 22:28
Moon 15:01 20:57 02:45
Mars 04:12 10:49 17:27
Jupiter 09:09 16:15 23:21
Saturn 03:14 09:24 15:33
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 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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