Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded. The current SNR catalogue is at http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/surveys/snrs/

G8.7-0.1 (W30)

• Right Ascension: 18 05 30
• Declination: -21 26
• Size (/arcmin): 45
• Type: S?
• Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): 80
• Spectral Index: 0.5

Radio: Clumpy non-thermal shell, with low-frequency turnover.

X-ray: Northern edge detected.

Point sources: Pulsar inside western edge.

References:

• Odegard 1986, AJ, 92, 1372. TPT at 57.5 MHz (7'.2×9'.7: S=190±50 Jy). ADS
• Kassim & Weiler 1990, Natur, 343, 146. VLA at 327 MHz (3'.0×3'.7). ADS
• Kassim & Weiler 1990, ApJ, 360, 184. VLA at 327 MHz (2'.8×4'.1: S=129±11 Jy), and part at 1.4 GHz (0'.9×1'.8), plus review of flux densities. ADS
• Frail et al. 1994, AJ, 107, 1120. VLA at 327 MHz (37"×55"). ADS
• Finley & Ögelman 1994, ApJ, 434, L25. ROSAT observations, including pulsar. ADS

Last updated: 27 Jun 1995