SN 1987A

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/SN_1987A
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:supernova
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.9
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:AAVSO_053529-6905.0
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Dorado
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Ian_Shelton
gptkb:Oscar_Duhalde
gptkb:Albert_Jones
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1987-02-23
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 168,000 light-years
gptkbp:explosionDate 1987-02-23
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:lightEchoObserved yes
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:neutrinoDetection gptkb:Baksan_Neutrino_Observatory
gptkb:Kamiokande_II
gptkb:IMB
gptkbp:notableFor first supernova visible to naked eye since 1604
closest observed supernova since Kepler's Supernova
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:International_Ultraviolet_Explorer
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:progenitorStar gptkb:Sanduleak_-69°_202
gptkbp:remainsType gptkb:supernova
gptkbp:ringStructureObserved yes
gptkbp:type gptkb:Type_II_supernova
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tarantula_Nebula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SN 1987A