Kepler's Supernova
(SN 1604)
(Type Ia supernova observed in 1604 by Johannes Kepler)
Kepler's Supernova (SN 1604)
was a supernova observed by Johannes Kepler in the year 1604,
the most recent confirmed supernova in the Milky Way visible
without a telescope, which was visible during the day for
over three weeks.
It has been determined to be a Type Ia supernova and
the supernova remnant (Kepler SNR) is much studied.
(supernova,event,transient)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler%27s_Supernova
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=sn1604
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017hsn..book..139V/abstract
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30970
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/keplers-supernova-remnant-debris-from-stellar-explosion-not-slowed-after-400-years/
https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/kepler/
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-kepler-supernova-explosion-survivors-left.html
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 10kpc | 20.0kly | | Kepler's Supernova |
|
| Coordinates: | Kepler's Supernova
J173042-212900 |
|
Referenced by pages:
Cassiopeia A
supernova designator
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