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G078.2-02.0

  • Common Name: PSR J2021+4026
  • Distance: 1.5kpc(nearby SNR )
  • Position of Central Source (J2000): ( 20 21 30.7, 40 26 46.0 )
  • X-ray size: point source
  • Description: radio-quiet, gamma-ray pulsar
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Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)		Exposure f
(ks)		Date
Observed		Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
501320 11235 ACIS-23678 55.1 54.6 2010-08-27 ( 20 21 31.0, 40 26 46.0 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • this a Fermi gamma-ray pulsar
  • period = 0.265 s
  • in line of sight to SNR 078.2+2.1

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)		Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)		AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
11235 15.8 MB 8.6 MB 14.2 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 2.754e+02 5.044e-03 1.97e-14 2.91e-12 7.80e+32
0.3 - 2.1 2.530e+02 4.634e-03 1.61e-14 2.90e-12 7.79e+32
2.1 - 10.0 5.343e+01 9.787e-04 3.57e-15 5.97e-15 1.60e+30


NH = 2.0(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 1.5kpc (nearby SNR )

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Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
11235
( 20 21 30.7, 40 26 46.0 ) < 1.0" 271.0 4.92e-03 pulsar


  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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