Supernova 1987A observations

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:beganIn 1987-02-23
gptkbp:detects gptkb:Baksan_Neutrino_Observatory
gptkb:International_Ultraviolet_Explorer
gptkb:Kamiokande_II
gptkb:IMB_detector
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 168,000 light-years
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supernova 1987A observations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:notableFor confirmation of core-collapse supernova theory
constraints on neutron star formation
detailed study of supernova light curves
detection of circumstellar rings
detection of molecular emission
detection of radioactive decay products
first detection of neutrinos from a supernova
first naked-eye supernova since 1604
measurement of expansion velocity
measurement of light echo
multi-wavelength time series data
observation of expanding rings
study of dust formation in supernovae
study of nucleosynthesis in supernovae
study of progenitor star properties
study of shock wave propagation
study of supernova asymmetry
long-term monitoring of supernova remnant evolution
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:IRAS
gptkb:Owens_Valley_Radio_Observatory
gptkb:South_African_Astronomical_Observatory
gptkb:Cerro_Tololo_Inter-American_Observatory
gptkb:Gemini_Observatory
gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
gptkb:Keck_Observatory
gptkb:Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
gptkb:Las_Campanas_Observatory
gptkb:Magellan_Telescopes
gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
gptkb:Very_Large_Array
gptkb:Lowell_Observatory
gptkb:BeppoSAX
gptkb:Gran_Telescopio_Canarias
gptkb:Very_Large_Telescope
gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:National_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkb:Einstein_Observatory
gptkb:ROSAT
gptkb:Suzaku
gptkb:Swift_Observatory
gptkb:Siding_Spring_Observatory
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Lick_Observatory
gptkb:Steward_Observatory
gptkb:Arecibo_Observatory
gptkb:Planck_satellite
gptkb:COBE
gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Infrared_Astronomical_Satellite
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell_Telescope
gptkb:Mount_Stromlo_Observatory
gptkb:NuSTAR
gptkb:Swift_Gamma-Ray_Burst_Mission
gptkb:McDonald_Observatory
gptkb:Parkes_Observatory
gptkb:WISE
gptkb:GALEX
gptkb:European_VLBI_Network
gptkb:Molonglo_Observatory_Synthesis_Telescope
gptkb:Royal_Greenwich_Observatory
gptkb:SOFIA_(Stratospheric_Observatory_for_Infrared_Astronomy)
gptkb:Yerkes_Observatory
gptkb:Vainu_Bappu_Observatory
gptkb:AKARI
gptkb:ATCA_(Australia_Telescope_Compact_Array)
gptkb:Anglo-Australian_Telescope
gptkb:Ginga_satellite
gptkb:H.E.S.S._(High_Energy_Stereoscopic_System)
gptkb:Hobby-Eberly_Telescope
gptkb:Mount_Palomar_Observatory
gptkb:Uppsala_Southern_Schmidt_Telescope
gptkb:Zelenchukskaya_Observatory
gptkb:ALMA_(Atacama_Large_Millimeter/submillimeter_Array)
gptkb:INTEGRAL
gptkb:XMM-Newton
Subaru Telescope
Multiple amateur astronomers
ground-based telescopes worldwide
gptkbp:progenitorStar gptkb:Sanduleak_-69°_202
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Supernova_1987A
gptkbp:wavelengthRange gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:X-rays
optical
gamma-ray
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Molonglo_Observatory_Synthesis_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6