Kepler's Star

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5157. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Individual Stellar Objects

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A supernova remnant in Ophiuchus, approximately 2.2° east of ξ Ophiuchi. The star was first seen in October 1604 by Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), and described in his book De Stella Nova. It reached a maximum apparent magnitude of -2.5 and remained visible to the unaided eye for about a year. The records indicate that it was a type Ia supernova. Today the visible remnants comprise just a few faint...

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