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

Supernova iPTF13bvn discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from South El Monte.
Sun, 16 Jun 2013
4,565 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5806
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5806. It has received the designation iPTF13bvn.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 15h00m00s; declination 1°52'N.

The sky on 15 Dec 2025

The sky on 15 December 2025
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
16:43
Twilight ends
18:13
Twilight begins
05:18

26-day old moon
Waning Crescent

12%

26 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:18 10:25 15:32
Venus 06:26 11:23 16:20
Moon 03:02 08:22 13:35
Mars 07:20 12:13 17:05
Jupiter 18:48 01:54 08:59
Saturn 12:06 17:57 23:49
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: , 2016A&A...593A..68F, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2016ApJ...825L..22F, 2013ApJ...775L...7C, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B.

Image credit

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

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118.05°W
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