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

Supernova SN2013aj discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5339
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5339. It has received the designation SN2013aj.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h54m00s; declination 7°55'S.

The sky on 28 Mar 2024

The sky on 28 March 2024
Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
19:13
Twilight ends
20:47
Twilight begins
05:06

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

87%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:08 13:57 20:46
Venus 06:08 11:53 17:38
Moon 21:47 02:58 08:00
Mars 05:29 10:52 16:16
Jupiter 08:21 15:22 22:23
Saturn 05:52 11:26 17:00
All times shown in EDT.

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: , 2015A&A...579A..40S, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2013CBET.3434....1B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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