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

Supernova SN2013ab discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from South El Monte.
Sat, 16 Feb 2013
4,786 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5669
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5669. It has received the designation SN2013ab.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h32m40s; declination 9°53'N.

The sky on 27 Mar 2026

The sky on 27 March 2026
Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
19:08
Twilight ends
20:33
Twilight begins
05:19

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

77%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:39 11:19 16:59
Venus 07:39 14:08 20:37
Moon 13:57 21:12 04:18
Mars 06:05 11:54 17:43
Jupiter 12:26 19:36 02:45
Saturn 06:49 12:51 18:54
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: , 2015MNRAS.450.2373B, 2019MNRAS.490.2799D, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2017MNRAS.467..369S, 2013CBET.3422....1B.

Image credit

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

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