Supernova 1604, Kepler’s Supernova, and its Remnant

Vink, Jacco

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21846-5_49

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“…Reviews of recent data are in [19,20]. Extensive observations by Chandra [19] support the hypothesis of a Type Ia supernova, consistently with historical data on the light curve taken in 1604/05.…”

Section: New Observations and Physical Implicationssupporting

confidence: 66%

First Observations of SN 1604 (Kepler’s Supernova)

Angelis

broccio

2021

Universe

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A supernova close enough to the Earth is a spectacular event: it can appear as a “new star” as luminous as Venus, or even more, visible for several days. The rate of Galactic supernovae is expected to be of about one in 30 years, with a fraction visible to the naked eye; however in all the history of human civilization only seven supernovae in the Milky Way have been reported, the last two (1572 and 1604) during Galilei’s life. The supernova of 1604, today called Kepler’s Supernova, was observed by Galilei, Kepler and other astronomers in Europe, Korea, China, Arabia. Like the supernova SN1572, today called Tycho’s supernova, it has been the subject of extensive studies, and inspired observational measurements and philosophical considerations on the nature of the heavens. The remnant of SN1604 has been indicated by recent X- and gamma-ray data to be a likely site of cosmic ray acceleration. The first recorded data of optical observations, together with new data, can still tell us a lot about the early evolution of this supernova.

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confidence: 66%

First Observations of SN 1604 (Kepler’s Supernova)

Angelis

broccio

2021

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“…Oct. 17-18 "It was as large as Jupiter". Oct. 19 "It was larger than Jupiter ". Oct. 28-31 "It was as large as Venus and gloriously radiant".…”

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First Observations of SN 1604 (Kepler's Supernova)

Angelis¹,

broccio²

2021

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A supernova close enough to the Earth is a spectacular event: it can appear as a \new star" as luminous as Venus, or even more, visible for several days. The rate of Galactic supernovae is expected to be of about one in 30 years, with a fraction visible at naked eye; however in all the history of human civilization only seven supernovae in the Milky Way have been reported, the last two (1572 and 1604) during Galilei's life. The supernova of 1604, today called Kepler's Supernova, was observed by Galilei, Kepler and other astronomers in Europe, Korea, and China. Like the supernova SN1572, today called Tycho's supernova, it has been the subject of extensive studies, and inspired observational measurements and philosophical considerations on the nature of the heavens. The remnant of SN1604 has been indicated by recent X- and gamma-ray data to be a likely site of cosmic ray acceleration. The first recorded data of optical observations, together with new data, can still tell us a lot about the early evolution of this supernova.

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“…The distance was long uncertain, but a reassessment of the historical light curve and new proper motion/spectral studies in the optical band showed that = 5 ± 1 kpc [2,3]. The large range in shock velocities, as well as infrared (IR) and optical studies indicate that the SNR is interacting with a dense and clumpy medium in the northwest and along the central bar, which, given the height above the Galactic plane of 600 5 pc likely originates from the progenitor system itself [1].…”

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Deep observations of Kepler's SNR with H.E.S.S.

Prokhorov¹,

Vink²,

Simoni³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2021)

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Kepler's supernova remnant (SNR) which is produced by the most recent naked-eye supernova in our Galaxy is one of the best studied SNRs, but its gamma-ray detection has eluded us so far. Observations with modern imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACT) have enlarged the knowledge about nearby SNRs with ages younger than 500 years by establishing Cassiopeia A and Tycho's SNRs as very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray sources and setting a lower limit on the distance to Kepler's SNR. This SNR is significantly more distant than the other two and expected to be one of the faintest gamma-ray sources within reach of the IACT arrays of this generation. We report strong evidence for a VHE signal from Kepler's SNR based on deep observations of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) with an exposure of 152 hours, including 122 hours accumulated in 2017-2020. We further discuss implications of this result for cosmic-ray acceleration in young SNRs.

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Supernova 1604, Kepler’s Supernova, and its Remnant

Cited by 16 publications

References 98 publications

First Observations of SN 1604 (Kepler’s Supernova)

First Observations of SN 1604 (Kepler’s Supernova)

First Observations of SN 1604 (Kepler's Supernova)

Deep observations of Kepler's SNR with H.E.S.S.

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