Great Eruption of Eta Carinae
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
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| gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
-1
|
| gptkbp:category |
supernova impostor
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| gptkbp:causedBy |
massive stellar outburst
|
| gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
~7,500 light-years
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1858
|
| gptkbp:energyReleased |
~10^49 ergs
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
lesser eruption (1887–1895)
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Eruption of Eta Carinae
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Carina_constellation
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| gptkbp:massEjected |
10–40 solar masses
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the brightest stellar events observed in the 19th century
|
| gptkbp:observedBy |
gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkb:Thomas_Maclear |
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Eta_Carinae
|
| gptkbp:peakBrightness |
1843
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
quiescent phase of Eta Carinae
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
luminous blue variable star
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:Homunculus_Nebula
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1837
|
| gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye |
true
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Homunculus_Nebula
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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