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grill asked in Science & MathematicsAstronomy & Space · 2 years ago

will Spica go supernova?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    It's big enough so it eventually will. It's just a question of when.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Spica has a mass that is conductive to go supernova. But it is a bit too young to blow up, at only 12.5 million years.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    It is well overdue, but nowhere near as close as Betelgeuse

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Not within our lifetimes. It's halfway through its life cycle and is 240 to 250 light years from earth..

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  • Sharon
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    its mass is well above the Chandrasekhar Limit, so yes

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    http://astronimate.com/list/next-star-go-supernova...

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