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The star that exploded on February 23 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The star that exploded on February 23 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (the progenitor of supernova 1987A) has now been identified. It was catalogued by in 1969 as an OB star of 12th magnitude and given the designation Sanduleak-69 202. Observations at the European Southern Observatory in the mid-1970's allowed to classify it as of spectral type B3 I, that is a very hot, supergiant star.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso8705b |
| Type: | Observatie |
| Publicatiedatum: | 3 maart 1987 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso8705 |
| Grootte: | 1374 x 1761 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | LMC, Sanduleak-69 202 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Blue Supergiant |
| Categorie: | Stars |
