SN 1979C
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sn-1979c-202-9460520
title:
SN 1979C
text:
SN 1979C was a supernova about 50 million light-years away in Messier 100, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. The Type II supernova was discovered April 19, 1979 by Gus Johnson, a school teacher and amateur astronomer. This type of supernova is known as a core collapse and is the result of the internal collapse and violent explosion of a large star. A star must have at least 9 times the mass of the Sun in order to undergo this type of collapse. The star that resulted in this su
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description:
Supernova event of 1979 in the constellation Coma Berenices.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1979C
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date modified:
2023-11-26T06:19:11Z
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