supernova remnant SN 1987A

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/supernova_remnant_SN_1987A
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf supernova
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:SN_1987A
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Dorado
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1987-02-23
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 168,000 light-years
gptkbp:emits gptkb:neutrinos
gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:radio_waves
visible light
gptkbp:epochOfExplosion 1987
gptkbp:expandingAt about 4,000 km/s
gptkbp:hasCentralObject possible neutron star
gptkbp:hasRingStructure yes
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label supernova remnant SN 1987A
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:notableFor closest observed supernova since Kepler's Supernova
first naked-eye supernova since 1604
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Ian_Shelton
gptkb:Oscar_Duhalde
gptkb:Albert_Jones
gptkbp:progenitorStar gptkb:Sanduleak_-69°_202
gptkbp:remnantShape triple-ring structure
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:ALMA
gptkbp:supernovaEvent gptkb:SN_1987A
gptkbp:supernovaType Type II
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6