Crab-nebula
noun, Astronomy.
1.
the remnant of a supernova explosion, observed in 1054 a.d., in the constellation Taurus.
noun
1.
the expanding remnant of the supernova observed in 1054 ad, lying in the constellation Taurus at an approximate distance of 6500 light years
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