Puppis A

Puppis A
The Chandra three-color image (inset) is a region of the supernova remnant Puppis A (wide-angle view from ROSAT in blue) which reveals a cloud being torn apart by a shock wave produced in a supernova explosion. ROSAT image is 88 arcmin across; Chandra image 8 arcmin across. RA 08h 23m 08.16s Dec -42° 41′ 41.40″ in Puppis. Observation date: September 4, 2005. Color code: Energy (Red 0.4-0.7 keV; Green 0.7-1.2 keV; Blue 1.2-10 keV). Instrument: ACIS. Credit: Chandra: NASA/CXC/GSFC/U.Hwang et al.; ROSAT: NASA/GSFC/S.Snowden et al.
Event typeSupernova remnant Edit this on Wikidata
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Date1971
ConstellationPuppis
Right ascension08h 24m 07s
Declination-42° 59' 48
EpochJ2000
Galactic coordinatesl = 260.2°, b = -3.7°
Distance7,000 ly
HostMilky Way
ProgenitorUnknown
Progenitor typeUnknown
Colour (B-V)Unknown
Notable featurescentral source: RX J0822-4300.
Apparent size: 1°
Other designationsSNR G260.4-03.4, MRC 0821-428, 3FHL J0822.1-4253e, 2U 0821-42, 3A 0821-427, 3U 0821-42, 4U 0821-42, AJG 6, INTREF 352, MSH 08-4-04, PKS 0822-42, PKS 0822-428, PKS J0824-4259, 2FGL J0823.0-4246, 3FGL J0822.6-4250e, 2FHL J0822.6-4250e
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Puppis A (Pup A) is a supernova remnant (SNR) about 100 light-years in diameter and roughly 6500–7000 light-years distant.[1] Its apparent angular diameter is about 1 degree.[2] The light of the supernova explosion reached Earth approximately 3700 years ago. Although it overlaps the Vela Supernova Remnant, it is four times more distant.

A hypervelocity neutron star known as the Cosmic Cannonball has been found in this SNR.

Puppis X-1[edit]

Puppis X-1 (Puppis A) was discovered by a Skylark flight in October 1971, viewed for 1 min with an accuracy ≥ 2 arcsec,[3] probably at 1M 0821-426, with Puppis A (RA 08h 23m 08.16s Dec -42° 41′ 41.40″) as the likely visual counterpart.

Puppis A is one of the brightest X-ray sources in the X-ray sky. Its X-ray designation is 2U 0821-42.

Gallery[edit]

  • Puppis A: X-ray [blue:0.3-8 keV] + IR [red-green:24-70 microns] (21 August 2014).
    Puppis A: X-ray [blue:0.3-8 keV] + IR [red-green:24-70 microns] (21 August 2014).
  • Puppis A: X-ray [blue:high]/[green:medium]/[red:low] (10 September 2014).
    Puppis A: X-ray [blue:high]/[green:medium]/[red:low] (10 September 2014).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Puppis A". WISE Multimedia Gallery. NASA. 9 Dec 2011. Retrieved 21 Nov 2014.
  2. ^ Milne, D. K. (1971). "Radio observations of the supernova remnants IC443 and Puppis A". Aust. J. Phys. 24: 429. Bibcode:1971AuJPh..24..429M. doi:10.1071/PH710429 (inactive 31 January 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
  3. ^ Wiggin M (December 2000). "The Dome on Ball Hill – The RAE Observatory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27.
  • "Puppis A: Chandra Reveals Cloud Disrupted By Supernova Shock", Chandra: NASA/CXC/GSFC/U.Hwang et al.; ROSAT: NASA/GSFC/S.Snowden et al., [1]
  • Simbad

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