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 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: , 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
PDT

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