Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded.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

G299.2−2.9 ADS: search fulltext or title/keyword/abstract

• Right Ascension: 12 15 13
• Declination: −65 30
• Size (/arcmin): 18×11
• Type: S
• Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): 0.5?
• Spectral Index: ?

Radio: Faint source.

Optical: Filaments in W.

X-ray: Centrally brightened with shell at higher energies.

Distance: HI column density suggests about 2.8 kpc.

References:

• Busser et al. 1996, A&A, 310, L1. ROSAT detection, plus optical studies. ADS
• Slane et al. 1996, ApJ, 465, 840. Einstein, IRAS and radio observations. ADS
• Bai & Wang 2000, ApJ, 539, 760. ASCA observations. ADS
• Park et al. 2007, ApJ, 665, 1173. Chandra observations. ADS
• Post et al. 2014, ApJ, 792, L20. Chandra observations. ADS
• Shan et al. 2019, RAA, 19, 92. HI column density for distance. ADS

Last updated: 9 Dec 2022

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