Morphy - Supernova (1987A) by Arsen Caramoursin published on 2015-11-06T16:30:32Z The composition is named after the eruption star of SN 1987A — supernova erupted in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy satellite of the milky Way, approximately 50 kiloparsecs from the Sun. The flash light reached Earth on February 23, 1987. Because it was the first supernova observed in 1987, she was given the name SN 1987A. Genre Morphy