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   Because of its proximity, SN1987A is providing us with a unique
   opportunity to study an SNR in its very early phase of evolution. Soft
   X-rays probably from the interaction between the SN ejecta and the CSM
   formed by the pre-SN mass ejection have been observed by ROSAT and
   ASCA, of which flux has been steadily increasing. Recent optical
   brightening of part of the ring observed by the HST may be implying
   that part of the ejecta has reached the ring, and X-ray observation is
   important to detect the X-ray brightening. Search for the putative
   pulsar will be carried out as well.
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