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  2. Corona Borealis - Wikipedia

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    Corona Borealis was one of the 48 constellations mentioned in the Almagest of classical astronomer Ptolemy. [9] In Mesopotamia, Corona Borealis was associated with the goddess Nanaya. [71] In Welsh mythology, it was called Caer Arianrhod, "the Castle of the Silver Circle", and was the heavenly abode of the Lady Arianrhod. [72]

  3. 'Zombie star' could flare up for the first time in 80 years ...

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    T Coronae Borealis, also known as the "Blaze Star," is expected to explode violently in the near future, illuminating a long-dead binary star system for the first time in 80 years, according to NASA.

  4. Ever see a star explode? You're about to get a chance very soon

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    T Coronae Borealis, also called the Blaze Star, is actually two stars — a hot, dense white dwarf, and a cooler red giant. The dwarf star, which ran out of fuel long ago and collapsed to roughly ...

  5. Cosmic explosion will be visible to the naked eye in once-in ...

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    The T Coronae Borealis system is normally too dim to see unaided, but skywatchers can find the outburst by locating the constellation Corona Borealis, or the Northern Crown. The constellation will ...

  6. T Coronae Borealis - Wikipedia

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    T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), nicknamed the Blaze Star, is a binary star and a recurrent nova about 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. [11] It was first discovered in outburst in 1866 by John Birmingham, [12] though it had been observed earlier as a 10th magnitude star. [13] It may have been observed in 1217 and in 1787 ...

  7. NGC 6104 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 6104 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Corona Borealis. It is designated as S(R)Pec in the galaxy morphological classification scheme, though it is clearly a barred spiral (deserving of the SB(R)Pec designation), and was discovered by William Herschel on 16 May 1787. The galaxy is approximately 388 million light-years away.

  8. Once-in-a-lifetime nova will appear in Earth's sky. Here's ...

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    📍How to find T Coronae Borealis in the night sky. When T CrB goes nova, it will be visible with the naked eye for about a week. To see it, first locate the Hercules constellation, then look to ...

  9. RX J1532.9+3021 - Wikipedia

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    RX J1532.9+3021 is a galaxy cluster located in the constellation of Corona Borealis.It has a velocity of 103,539 ± 8 kilometers per second, equivalent to a Hubble distance of 1,527.1 ± 106.9 megaparsecs or 3.9 billion light years. [1]