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| SN 1987A comparison table | ||||||
| Subject | is part of | is an instance of | has distance | is a kind of | has image | has definition |
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| type II supernova | supernova | 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. | ||||
| SN 1987A | Large Magellanic Cloud | type II supernova | 167000 light years |  |