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SN 1006 (remnant pictured), the brightest supernova in recorded history, first appeared in the constellation Lupus.
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SN 1006
Supernova observed from Earth in the year 1006 CE
SN 1006 was a supernova that is likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history, reaching an estimated −7.5 visual magnitude, and exceeding roughly sixteen times the brightness of Venus. Appearing between April 30 and May 1, 1006, in the constellation of Lupus,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Supernova
Astrophysical phenomenon
A supernova is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star. A supernova occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star, or when a white dwarf is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion. The original object, called the progenitor, either collapses to a neutron star or…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lupus (constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Lupus is a constellation of the mid-Southern Sky. Its name is Latin for wolf. Lupus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations but was long an asterism associated with the just westerly,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)