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The star that exploded on February 23 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The star that exploded on February 23 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (the progenitor of supernova 1987A) has now been identified. It was catalogued in 1969 as an OB star of 12th magnitude and given the designation Sanduleak -69 202. Observations at the European Southern Observatory in the mid-1970's allowed to classify it as of spectral type B3 I, that is a very hot, supergiant star.
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O snímku
| Id: | eso8705a |
| Typ: | Pozorování |
| Datum zveřejnění: | 3. března 1987 |
| Související články: | eso8705 |
| Velikost: | 1743 x 1725 px |
O objektu
| Jméno: | SN 1987A, Tarantula Nebula |
| Typ: | Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova Local Universe : Nebula |
| Vzdálenost: | 170000 světelné roky |
| Kategorie: | Stars |
