The Type II supernova that created the Crab Nebula was seen by Chinese and Arab astronomers in the year 1054 CE..Assuming that the nebula is about 6,500 light-years from us, we know the star must have exploded approximately in the year
A) 554 CE.
B) 1054 CE.
C) 1054 BCE.
D) 5447 BCE.
E) 7555 BCE.
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