This is a list of observed supernova remnants.
| Image | Name | Date of Arrival of Supernova's Light at Earth |
Apparent Magnitude |
Distance (ly) | Type | Remnant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagittarius A East | ? | ? | 26,000 | ? | Sagittarius A East | |
| Simeis 147 | >100,000 BC | ? | 3,000 | ? | Simeis 147 or Sharpless 2-240 |
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| W49B | ? | ? | 35,000 | ? | GRB remnant? | |
| W50 | ? | ? | 16,000 | ? | SS 433 | |
| Vela Supernova | 11th–9th millennium BC | ? | 800 | ? | Vela Supernova Remnant | |
| Veil Nebula | >3600 BC | ? | 1,400–2,600 | ? | NGC 6960, 6974, 6979, 6992, and 6995 |
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| Puppis A | ~1700 BC | ? | 7,000 approx | ? | ||
| SN 185 | December 7, 185 | ? | 8,200? | Ia? | Possibly RCW 86 | |
| SN 1006 | May 1, 1006 | −7.5 | 7,200 | Ia[1] | SNR 1006 | |
| SN 1054 | 1054 | −6 | 6,300 | II | Crab Nebula | |
| G350.1-0.3 | about 1100 | ? | 15,000 approx. | ? | G350.1-0.3 | |
| SN 1181 | 1181 | −1 | 26,000 at least | ? | Possibly 3C58 | |
| RX J0852.0-4622 | about 1250 | ? | 700 | ? | G266.2−1.2 | |
| SN 1572 | November 11, 1572 | −4 | 7,500 | Ia[1] | Tycho's Supernova Remnant | |
| SN 1604 | October 8, 1604 | −2.5 | 20,000 | Ia | Kepler's Supernova Remnant | |
| Cassiopeia A | mid 17th century | +6 | 10,000 | IIb[2] | Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant | |
| G1.9+0.3 | about 1868 | ? | 25,000 approx. | ? | Supernova remnant G1.9+0.3 | |
| SN 1885A | August 20, 1885 | +6 | 2,500,000 | ? | SNR 1885A | |
| SN 1987A | February 24, 1987 | +3 | 168,000 | II-P | SNR 1987A | |
| EO102 | ? | ? | 190,000 | ? | EO102 |
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