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

Supernova SN2013ab discovered

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 Dec 2025

The sky on 27 December 2025
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
16:49
Twilight ends
18:19
Twilight begins
05:24

8-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

56%

8 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:55 10:51 15:46
Venus 06:47 11:41 16:35
Moon 11:37 17:57 00:26
Mars 07:12 12:05 16:59
Jupiter 17:54 01:00 08:07
Saturn 11:20 17:12 23:04
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: , 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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34.05°N
118.05°W
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