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SN 1054 remnant (Crab Nebula)A supernova is an event in which a star destroys itself in an explosion which can briefly become as luminous as an entire galaxy.This list of supernovae of historical significance includes events that were observed prior to the development of photography, and individual events that have been the subject of a scientific paper that contributed to supernova theory.
Map showing various supernova candidates, most of which are within one kiloparsec from the Solar System. [1] This is a list of supernova candidates, or stars that are believed to soon become supernovae. Type II supernova progenitors include stars with at least 8~10 solar masses that are in the final stages
Timeline of neutron stars, pulsars, supernovae, and white dwarfs. Note that this list is mainly about the development of knowledge, but also about some supernovae taking place. For a separate list of the latter, see the article List of supernovae. All dates refer to when the supernova was observed on Earth or would have been observed on Earth ...
List of supernova remnants. ... Name Right ascension Declination ... ~86,000 years ago? 900? neutron star PSR B0656+14 SNR J0450.4-7050 04 h 50 m 27 s:
The first 26 supernovae of the year are designated with a capital letter from A to Z. Next, pairs of lower-case letters are used: aa, ab, and so on. Hence, for example, SN 2003C designates the third supernova reported in the year 2003. [56] The last supernova of 2005, SN 2005nc, was the 367th (14 × 26 + 3 = 367).
List of proper names of stars; ... List of nearest stars (up to 20 light-years) List of star systems within 20–25 light-years; ... List of supernova candidates;
By 1938, the hyphen had been lost and the modern name was in use. [32] Although supernovae thought to occur on average about once every 50 years in the Milky Way, [33] observations of distant galaxies allowed supernovae to be discovered and examined more frequently. The first supernova detection patrol was begun by Zwicky in 1933.
In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [4] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 [5] included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee Working Group ...