Where Was Supernova 1987a Located

question 65

Multiple Choice

Where was supernova 1987a located?

• A) in the Orion Nebula, M-42
• B) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic Nucleus
• C) in our companion galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud
• D) in M-13, one of the closest of the evolved globular clusters
• E) near the core of M-31, the Andromeda Galaxy

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