If a supernova was first seen in the year of Christ's birth (the Star of Bethlehem?) and its distance from Earth was 3 kpc,approximately when did the supernova actually explode?
A) 10 b.c.
B) 3000 b.c.
C) 3 b.c.
D) 10,000 b.c.
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