Supernova 2013ej in M74

Supernova 2013ej was discovered in M74 on July 25, 2013 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS; Kim, Zheng et.al. 2013), 92" east and 135" south of the center of that galaxy, at about mag 13.5, rising to 12.6 two days later, and a peek of 12.4 on August 4 (10 days after discovery). The type of this supernova has been determined as type II from its spectrum and IIP from lightcurve.

The image on this page was obtained by ESO with the 3.58-m New Technology Telesope (NTT). It was obtained within ESO's PESSTO (Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey for Transient Objects) project. The supernova is the bright orange-red star in the upper left.

More information on this image (ESO Picture of the Week 2013/35, release September 2, 2013)

More ESO images

SN 2013ej discovery announce (CBET 3603)
Index of Images etc. of Supernova 2013ej in M74
SN 2013ej Resources, by David Bishop
SN 2013ej images as presented by Nasa/APOD
NED data for SN 2013ej
SIMBAD data for SN 2013ej
Publications on SN 2013ej (NASA ADS)
Messier Galaxies and their Supernovae and Supernovae in Messier Catalog Galaxies pages
Supernova 2002ap in M74
Supernova 2003gd in M74

References

M. Kim, W. Zheng, W. Li, A.V. Filippenko, S.B. Cenko, M.W. Richmond, A. Amorim, D.D. Balam, M.L. Graham, and E.Y. Hsiao, 2013. Supernova 2013ej in M74 = Psn J01364816+1545310. Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams, 3606, 1 (2013). Edited by D.W.E. Green. July 2013. [ADS: 2013CBET.3606....1K]

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