Other designations | SN 1895B, HD 118843 |
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Event type | Supernova |
Spectral class | Type Ia |
Observation | |
Date | 1895 |
Location | |
Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 13h 39m 55.9s |
Declination | −31° 38′ 31″ |
Epoch | J2000.0 |
Galactic coordinates | NGC 5253 |
Distance | 10.9 million light-years (3.3 Mpc) |
Remnant | unknown |
Host | Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) |
Characteristics | |
Notable features | none |
Energetics | |
Peak apparent magnitude | +8.0 |
See also | |
Preceded by | SN 1885A |
Followed by | SN 1937C |
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SN 1895B was a supernova in the galaxy NGC 5253. It reached a maximum brightness of apparent magintude 8.0 before fading.