Supernova 1987A

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Supernova_1987A

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	supernova
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	2.9
gptkbp:catalogue	gptkb:SN_1987A
gptkbp:constellation	gptkb:Dorado
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1987-02-23
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	168,000 light-years
gptkbp:distanceInParsecs	51,400
gptkbp:explosionDate	1987-02-23
gptkbp:firstVisibleToNakedEye	1987-02-24
gptkbp:hasUnit	light-year
gptkbp:hostedBy	gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Supernova 1987A
gptkbp:lightEchoObserved	yes
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:neutrinoDetection	yes
gptkbp:notableFor	first supernova visible to naked eye since 1604 first naked-eye supernova since Kepler's Supernova first supernova with detected neutrinos
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Ian_Shelton gptkb:Oscar_Duhalde gptkb:Robert_Evans gptkb:Albert_Jones L. A. G. Monard
gptkbp:progenitorName	gptkb:Sanduleak_-69°_202
gptkbp:progenitorStar	gptkb:Sanduleak_-69°_202
gptkbp:progenitorType	blue supergiant
gptkbp:remainsType	supernova
gptkbp:remnantObserved	yes
gptkbp:remnantObservedBy	gptkb:Las_Campanas_Observatory gptkb:Magellan_Telescopes gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope gptkb:JWST gptkb:Swift_Observatory gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope gptkb:NuSTAR gptkb:SOFIA gptkb:Parkes_Observatory gptkb:VLT gptkb:Anglo-Australian_Telescope gptkb:ALMA gptkb:Gemini_South gptkb:VLA gptkb:XMM-Newton gptkb:ATCA ESO 3.6m Telescope
gptkbp:spectralType	Type II
gptkbp:supernovaRemnant	SNR 1987A
gptkbp:type	gptkb:Type_II_supernova
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Supernova_1987A_observations gptkb:Magellanic_Clouds gptkb:detection_of_neutrinos_from_Supernova_1987A
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7