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2002ApJ...576L..41M - Astrophys. J., 576, L41-L44 (2002/September-1)

Discovery of an old, nearby, and overlooked supernova remnant centered on the southern constellation Antlia Pneumatica.

McCULLOUGH P.R., FIELDS B.D. and PAVLIDOU V.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the discovery of a supernova remnant (SNR) with an angular diameter of 24°, centered on the southern constellation Antlia Pneumatica. The SNR is detected well in Hα and X-rays. Within the Antlia SNR's outline, a marginally significant feature is detected in the 1.8 MeV gamma-ray line of the radioisotope 26Al. At an estimated distance dA≃60-340 pc, the Antlia SNR is perhaps the nearest SNR except for the Local Bubble. Consequently, any associated neutron star or black hole is expected to have a large proper motion. Of the trajectories of nearby pulsars with well-determined proper motions, only B0950+08's passes within the SNR outline. If the SNR and the pulsar B0950+08 indeed both originated from the same supernova, then their age t=1.8(dA/100 pc) Myr.

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Journal keyword(s): Gamma Rays: Observations - ISM: Supernova Remnants

Simbad objects: 6

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