Supernova 1987 A - Prototype of low metallicity type III supernovae or peculiar exception?

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Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Metallicity, Stellar Structure, Supernova Remnants, Supernova 1987A, Peculiar Stars, Red Giant Stars, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Luminosity

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New stellar evolution calculations for the SN 1987 A progenitor, including a small but appropriate amount of semiconvection and mixing induced by differential rotation, yield good agreement with many observational constraints, as the HRD position of the progenitor star, a previous red supergiant phase, and CNO surface abundances close to the values obtained with the IUE satellite. The HRD track and surface abundances in different evolutionary stages are found to reflect many general properties of massive stars in the LMC. The results indicate that the SN 1987 A progenitor may have been an average massive star in the LMC, and that blue supergiants may be common SN II progenitors in low metallicity galaxies.

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