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

Supernova SN2013cj discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 10685
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 10685. It has received the designation SN2013cj.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 17h04m50s; declination 12°55'N.

The sky on 29 Oct 2025

The sky on 29 October 2025
Sunrise
07:06
Sunset
18:01
Twilight ends
19:26
Twilight begins
05:42

8-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

58%

8 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 09:10 14:06 19:03
Venus 05:46 11:32 17:18
Moon 14:11 19:16 00:26
Mars 08:43 13:50 18:58
Jupiter 23:01 06:05 13:09
Saturn 16:12 22:04 03:56
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2013CBET.3520....1J, 2018arXiv180302571S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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