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gptkbp:instanceOf
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supernova
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gptkbp:age
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about 350 years
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Cas_A
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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6.0
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:3C_461
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gptkbp:contains
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white dwarf
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gptkbp:declination
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+58° 48′ 54″
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:John_Flamsteed
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1680
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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about 11,000 light-years
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gptkbp:expandingAt
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about 4,000–6,000 km/s
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cassiopeia A
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gptkbp:infraredPort
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yes
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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constellation Cassiopeia
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gptkbp:notableFor
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brightest extrasolar radio source at frequencies above 1 GHz
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Very_Large_Array
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:progenitorStarType
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massive star
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gptkbp:radioSource
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yes
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gptkbp:remnantDiameter
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about 10 light-years
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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23h 23m 24s
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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supernova physics
neutron star cooling
shock wave propagation
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gptkbp:supernovaExplosionDate
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circa 1670s
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gptkbp:type
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Type IIb supernova remnant
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gptkbp:XRaySource
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yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:supernova
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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