SN 1572
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SN 1572 is a historically significant supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia whose detailed observations by Tycho Brahe helped challenge the Aristotelian view of an unchanging heavens.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SN 1572 canonical | 1 |
| Tycho's Supernova | 1 |
| Tycho's Supernova Remnant | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
historical supernova ⓘ supernova ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
B Cassiopeiae
ⓘ
Nova Stella ⓘ SN 1572 ⓘ
surface form:
Tycho's Supernova
|
| apparentMagnitudeAtMaximum | about −4.0 ⓘ |
| brightnessComparedToJupiter | brighter ⓘ |
| brightnessComparedToVenus | similar or slightly fainter ⓘ |
| conclusionByTychoBrahe | object was beyond the Moon ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | widely reported in Europe and East Asia ⓘ |
| dateFirstObserved | 1572-11-06 ⓘ |
| dateFirstObservedByTychoBrahe | 1572-11-11 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Tycho Brahe ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2.5 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
about 8000 light-years ⓘ |
| documentedInWorkByTychoBrahe | De nova stella ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | Galactic disk ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
challenged Aristotelian doctrine of unchanging heavens
ⓘ
important event in the Scientific Revolution ⓘ provided evidence that change can occur in the celestial realm ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way ⓘ |
| lastVisibleYear | 1574 ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cassiopeia ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Cornelius Gemma
ⓘ
Jerónimo Muñoz ⓘ Michael Maestlin ⓘ Thomas Digges ⓘ Tycho Brahe ⓘ many European astronomers ⓘ |
| observedInRegion |
China
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Korea
|
| parallaxMeasuredByTychoBrahe | not detectable with his instruments ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Scientific Revolution
ⓘ
history of astronomy ⓘ |
| remnantCatalogDesignation | G120.1+1.4 ⓘ |
| remnantName |
SN 1572
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tycho's Supernova Remnant
|
| remnantObservedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ Very Large Array ⓘ |
| remnantObservedIn |
X-rays
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| remnantType | supernova remnant ⓘ |
| supernovaType | Type Ia supernova ⓘ |
| usedToMeasure | stellar parallax limits ⓘ |
| visibleDuration | about 16 months ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
| yearOfAppearance | 1572 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tycho's Supernova
this entity surface form:
Tycho's Supernova Remnant