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

Supernova SN2013G discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC3947
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3947. It has received the designation SN2013G.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h53m20s; declination 20°45'N.

The sky on 2 Jul 2025

The sky on 2 July 2025
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:07
Twilight ends
21:51
Twilight begins
03:57

7-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

57%

7 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:47 14:43 21:40
Venus 03:01 09:52 16:42
Moon 13:05 18:54 00:36
Mars 10:20 16:48 23:17
Jupiter 05:18 12:29 19:39
Saturn 00:19 06:17 12:16
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: , 2013CBET.3381....1H, 2017csnh.book.....H, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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