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

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