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 17 Sep 2025

The sky on 17 September 2025
Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
18:55
Twilight ends
20:19
Twilight begins
05:09

25-day old moon
Waning Crescent

13%

25 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:53 13:00 19:08
Venus 04:25 11:04 17:43
Moon 02:22 09:41 16:51
Mars 09:07 14:42 20:17
Jupiter 01:26 08:32 15:38
Saturn 19:09 01:04 06:59
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
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