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

Supernova SN2013fw discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7042
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7042. It has received the designation SN2013fw.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 21h13m40s; declination 13°34'N.

The sky on 17 Oct 2025

The sky on 17 October 2025
Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
18:14
Twilight ends
19:38
Twilight begins
05:33

26-day old moon
Waning Crescent

7%

26 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:44 13:55 19:06
Venus 05:23 11:25 17:26
Moon 03:26 09:59 16:22
Mars 08:49 14:03 19:18
Jupiter 23:45 06:49 13:54
Saturn 17:01 22:54 04:46
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: , 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2013CBET.3681....1J, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S.

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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