supernova SN 1572

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/supernova_SN_1572

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:supernova
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Tycho's_Supernova
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	-4.0
gptkbp:catalogueNumber	gptkb:SN_1572
gptkbp:constellation	gptkb:Cassiopeia
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Tycho_Brahe
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1572-11-11
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	about 8,000 light-years
gptkbp:galacticLatitude	l = 120.1°, b = +1.4°
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	one of the few supernovae visible to the naked eye in recorded history
gptkbp:impactOnScience	challenged the Aristotelian belief in the immutability of the heavens
gptkbp:locationEpoch	gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:notable_for	gptkb:Tycho_Brahe gptkb:Michael_Maestlin gptkb:Jerónimo_Muñoz gptkb:Tadeáš_Hájek gptkb:Thomas_Digges
gptkbp:remainsType	shell-type supernova remnant
gptkbp:remnantCatalogName	gptkb:G120.1+1.4
gptkbp:remnantDiameter	about 8 arcminutes
gptkbp:remnantDistance	about 2.5 kiloparsecs
gptkbp:remnantName	gptkb:Tycho's_Supernova_Remnant
gptkbp:remnantObservedBy	gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkbp:supernovaType	Type Ia
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye	true
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tycho_Brahe
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	supernova SN 1572