SN 1604
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SN 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, was a historically significant stellar explosion observed in 1604 that became one of the brightest recorded supernovae in the Milky Way.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
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historical supernova ⓘ supernova ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kepler supernova
NERFINISHED
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Kepler's Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Kepler's Supernova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateAge | over 400 years ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Johannes Kepler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 20000 light-years
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approximately 6 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| documentedIn | De Stella Nova in Pede Serpentarii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epochOfObservation | early 17th century ⓘ |
| explosionMechanism | thermonuclear disruption of white dwarf ⓘ |
| firstObservedOn | 1604-10-09 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | high galactic latitude ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
challenged Aristotelian idea of immutable heavens
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last supernova in Milky Way observed with naked eye ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedWorkOf | Johannes Kepler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
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constellation Ophiuchus ⓘ |
| observedAs | new star ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Arabic astronomers
ⓘ
Chinese astronomers ⓘ European astronomers ⓘ Galileo Galilei NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Kepler NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean astronomers ⓘ |
| observedByTelescope |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakBrightnessApparentMagnitude | approximately −2.5 ⓘ |
| peakBrightnessComparison |
almost as bright as Venus
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brighter than Jupiter ⓘ |
| remnantAngularSize | about 3 arcminutes ⓘ |
| remnantCatalogName | G4.5+6.8 ⓘ |
| remnantDesignation | Kepler's Supernova Remnant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remnantObservedIn |
X-ray
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optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| supernovaType | Type Ia supernova ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calibration of supernova models
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studies of Type Ia supernova remnants ⓘ studies of shock physics in interstellar medium ⓘ |
| visibleDuration | several months ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
| yearOfPeakBrightness | 1604 ⓘ |
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