Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded.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

G85.9−0.6    

• Right Ascension: 20 58 40
• Declination: +44 53
• Size (/arcmin): 24
• Type: S
• Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): ?
• Spectral Index: 0.2

Radio: Faint, incomplete shell.

X-ray: Centrally brightened.

Distance: HI observations suggest 4.8 kpc.

References:

• Kothes et al. 2001, A&A, 376, 641. CGPS at 408 MHz (4'.4×2'.8: S<0.9 Jy) and 1.4 GHz (1'.1×0'.8), plus HI, X-ray and optical data. ADS
• Jackson et al. 2008, ApJ, 674, 936. XMM and HI observations. ADS
• Kothes et al. 2006, A&A, 457, 1081. CGPS at 408 MHz (~3': S=3.0±1.3 Jy) and 1420 MHz (~1': S=2.2±0.8 Jy), including review of flux densities. ADS

Last updated: 20 Feb 2009