Kepler's Supernova [SEP] constellation
Kepler's Supernova
SN 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, Kepler's Nova or Kepler's Star, was a supernova of Type Ia that occurred in the Milky Way, in the constellation Ophiuchus. Appearing in 1604, it is the most recent supernova in our own galaxy to have been unquestionably observed by the naked eye, occurring no farther than from Earth.
Observation.
Visible to the naked eye, Kepler's Star was brighter at its peak than any other star in the night sky, with an
observations of a supernova, SN 185,
- 1006 – Ali ibn Ridwan and Chinese astronomers observe the brightest (magnitude −7.5) recorded supernova, SN 1006, which is observed in the constellation of Lupus,
- 1054 – Chinese, American Indian and Arab astronomers observe the SN 1054, the Crab Nebula supernova explosion,
- 1181 – Chinese astronomers observe the SN 1181 supernova,
- 1572 – Tycho Brahe discovers a supernova (SN 1572) in the constellation Cassiopeia,
- 1604 – Johannes Kepler's supernova