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G326.3-01.8

  • Common Name: MSH 15-56
  • Distance: 4kpc( )
  • Position of Central Source (J2000): ( 15 52 12.7, -56 18 58.5 )
  • X-ray size: 40'x36'
  • Description: composite
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)
Exposure f
(ks)
Date
Observed
Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
500142 1965 ACIS-236789 56.1 55.9 2001-08-18 ( 15 52 20.0, -56 17 06.0 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • images and spectra only for central region
  • luminosity is that of the PSR/PWN

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)
Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)
AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
1965 17.9 MB 12.7 MB 15.0 MB


Chandra Counts and Fluxes

RegionEnergy Range
(keV)
Signal
(counts)
Rate
(counts s-1)
FabsX
(ergs cm-2s-1)
FX
(ergs cm-2s-1)
LX
(ergs s-1)
0.3 - 10.0 2.730e+03 4.884e-02 5.73e-13 9.94e-13 1.90e+33
0.3 - 2.1 1.986e+03 3.553e-02 1.48e-13 5.51e-13 1.05e+33
2.1 - 10.0 8.430e+02 1.508e-02 4.26e-13 4.45e-13 8.48e+32


NH = 0.5(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 4kpc ( )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
1965
( 15 52 12.7, -56 18 58.5 ) < 1.0" 162.0 2.89e-03 PSR/CCO
( 15 52 26.8, -56 17 04.8 ) < 2.0" 368.0 6.56e-03 AGN?


  1. This list is not complete. Sources are obvious and usually within or close to the remnant. The size refers to the appearance of the source and can be larger for off-axis sources.


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