2002AJ....124.2135K

We present images of the supernova remnant N206 in the Large Magellanic Cloud taken with the Australia Telescope Compact Array at wavelengths of 3 and 6 cm. Based on our data and previously published flux densities, the spectral index of N206 is -0.20±0.07. The 6 cm radio morphology shows a filled center. Most interesting is the discovery of a peculiar linear feature previously undetected at any wavelength. The feature lies to the east of the center of the remnant, stretching from about (1)/(4) to (3)/(4) of the remnant's radius. It is wedge-shaped, with a steady opening angle from an apex on the eastern side. The feature resembles the disturbance expected from an object moving through the material supersonically at about 800 km.s^–1. We present arguments suggesting that the linear feature might have been produced by a low-mass star or compact object ejected from a binary system that may have led to a Type Ic supernova.