large magellanic cloud.
It was first observed on February 23, 1987.
The only date close to this that is Nova related was February 23rd when Supernova 1987A was observed.
The 1987 star blast, known as Supernova 1987A, occurred in February 1987. As of October 2023, this event took place approximately 36 years ago. It was a significant astronomical event, being the closest observed supernova to Earth since the invention of the telescope.
SN 2006gy [See Link] was an extremely energetic supernova that was discovered on September 18, 2006. Although about one hundred times as luminous as SN 1987A, which was bright enough to be seen by the naked eye, SN 2006gy was more than 1,400 times as far away as SN 1987A, and too far away to be seen without a telescope.SN1987A [See Link]was a supernova in the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula. It could be seen with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere.It was the closest observed supernova since SN 1604 The light from the supernova reached Earth on February 23, 1987.SN1604 [See Link] was seen on October 9th, 1604 generally a supernova occurs once every fifty years but the universe has been in a drought for these supernatural awesome events
SN 1987A [See Link] was a supernova in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy. It occurred approximately 168,000 light years from Earth, close enough that it was visible to the naked eye. It was the closest observed supernova since SN 1604, which occurred in the Milky Way. The light from the supernova reached Earth on February 23, 1987. As the first supernova discovered in 1987, it was labeled "1987A".
The explosive cosmic event seen with the naked eye in 1987 after 383 years was the supernova SN 1987A. It occurred in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighboring dwarf galaxy of the Milky Way. It was the closest observed supernova since the invention of the telescope.
It didn't. It occurred approximately 168,000 years before 1987.
SN1987A was a supernova in the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula. It could be seen with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere in 1987.
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SN 2006gy was an extremely energetic supernova that was discovered on September 18, 2006. Although about one hundred times as luminous as SN 1987A, which was bright enough to be seen by the naked eye, SN 2006gy was more than 1,400 times as far away as SN 1987A, and too far away to be seen without a telescope.SN1987A was a supernova in the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula. It could be seen with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere.It was the closest observed supernova since SN 1604 The light from the supernova reached Earth on February 23, 1987.SN1604 was seen on October 9th, 1604 generally a supernova occurs once every fifty years but the universe has been in a drought for these supernatural awesome eventsSN1987A was a supernova in the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula. It could be seen with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere.
168,000 years ago.So around the same time as the appearance of Homo sapiens
The name is formed from SN (yes SuperNova), the year of discovery, then followed by a one or two letter designation. SN is optional.The first 26 of the year get designated with an upper case letter from A to Z. then, pairs of lowercase letters are used, starting with aa, ab.... etcetera Historical supernovae were known simply by the year they occurred: SN185, SN1572 SN1604. Since 1885, the letter notation was used.