S Andromedae Comparison Table

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S Andromedae comparison table

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supernova emission line star A gigantic stellar explosion in which the star's luminosity suddenly increases by as much as a billion times. Most of the star's substance is blown off, leaving behind, at least in some cases, an extremely dense core which may be a neutron star.

S Andromedae supernova A supernova seen in 1885 in the Andromeda galaxy.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has definition
supernova		emission line star	A gigantic stellar explosion in which the star's luminosity suddenly increases by as much as a billion times. Most of the star's substance is blown off, leaving behind, at least in some cases, an extremely dense core which may be a neutron star.
S Andromedae	supernova		A supernova seen in 1885 in the Andromeda galaxy.

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