A Revisit to the Guest Star of A.D. 185
- 2 January 1987
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 235 (4784) , 59-60
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.235.4784.59
Abstract
The guest star of A.D. 185 is possibly the earliest recorded supernova, and the radio source RCW 86 is believed to be its remnant. However, a restudy of ancient Chinese literature suggests that RCW 86 is unrelated to the guest star, which probably had a visible duration of only 7 months and appeared between β and δ Centauri, instead of the previously proposed 20-mtonth duration and a location between α and ,β Centauri.Keywords
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