B Cassiopeiae
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B Cassiopeiae is the historic supernova observed in 1572 in the constellation Cassiopeia, famously studied by Tycho Brahe and crucial to early modern astronomy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
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supernova ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Nova Stella
NERFINISHED
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SN 1572 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tycho's Supernova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeAtMaximum | approximately −4 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tycho's Supernova Remnant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightnessComparisonAtMaximum |
brighter than Jupiter
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rivaled Venus ⓘ |
| classification | historical supernova ⓘ |
| constellation | Cassiopeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
contributed to questioning traditional cosmology
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widely discussed in late 16th-century Europe ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1572-11-06 ⓘ |
| distanceEstimate | about 8,000 light-years (approximate) ⓘ |
| documentedInWork | De nova stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epoch | early modern period ⓘ |
| fadedFromVisibilityBy | around 1574 ⓘ |
| firstRecordedObservationBy | Wolfgang Schuler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | high galactic latitude region ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important step toward modern cosmology
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influenced acceptance of observational astronomy over pure Aristotelian philosophy ⓘ key evidence against the immutability of the heavens ⓘ |
| inferredLocationFromParallax |
beyond the Moon
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in or near the sphere of fixed stars ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tycho Brahe's later work on planetary motions
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development of precision positional astronomy ⓘ |
| lightCurveCharacteristic | slow decline typical of Type Ia supernovae ⓘ |
| locatedNear | the W-shaped asterism of Cassiopeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging the Aristotelian doctrine of an unchanging celestial realm
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major impact on the Scientific Revolution in astronomy ⓘ providing evidence for change in the sphere of fixed stars ⓘ |
| observationalRecord | extensive naked-eye observations over many months ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Cornelius Gemma
NERFINISHED
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Jerónimo Muñoz NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Maestlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Digges NERFINISHED ⓘ Tycho Brahe NERFINISHED ⓘ many European astronomers ⓘ |
| observedInYear | 1572 ⓘ |
| parallaxMeasuredBy | Tycho Brahe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallaxResult | no detectable parallax ⓘ |
| peakVisibilityDateRange | late 1572 to early 1573 ⓘ |
| remnantLocatedIn | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Tycho Brahe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supernovaType | Type Ia (probable) ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleTo | naked eye ⓘ |
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