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Sanduleak -69 202

Sanduleak -69 202

Star
Sanduleak -69 202 was a magnitude 12 blue supergiant star, located on the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is notable as the progenitor of supernova 1987A. Wikipedia
Radius: 39.6 R
Mass: ~20 M
Magnitude: 11.1
Constellation: Dorado
Distance: 168,000 ly; (51,400 pc)