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Supernova 1987A Debris Disk
This Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1987A shows the brightening ring of supernova debris. The closest supernova explosion seen in almost 400 years, it is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. CreditsCredit: NASA, ESA, and P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophys...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2011
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2011-21-2878-image
This Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1987A shows the brightening ring of supernova debris. The closest supernova explosion seen in almost 400 years, it is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Credits
Credit: NASA, ESA, and P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | SN 1987A |
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