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G299.2-02.9

  • Common Name: G299.2-2.9
  • Distance: 7kpc( )
  • Center of X-ray emission (J2000): ( 12 14 54.7, -65 28 33.2 )
  • X-ray size: 13x10
  • Description: large, shell-like, bright knot in NE
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)
Exposure f
(ks)
Date
Observed
Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
500511 5517 ACIS-235678 29.6 29.3 2005-04-09 ( 12 15 33.8, -65 26 33.9 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • Remnant spread over 3 ACIS chips
  • Only chip 7 used for spectrum and flux.
  • Flux and L_x above low because of use of c7 only and gaps.

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)
Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)
AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
5517 20.4 MB 14.8 MB 7.8 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 1.351e+05 4.617e+00 1.68e-11 3.14e-11 1.83e+35
0.3 - 2.1 1.326e+05 4.533e+00 1.62e-11 3.08e-11 1.80e+35
2.1 - 10.0 2.518e+03 8.604e-02 6.50e-13 6.74e-13 3.94e+33


NH = 0.2(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 7kpc ( )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
5517
( 12 15 11.4, -65 23 52.2 ) < 0.0" 146.0 4.94e-03 double
( 12 15 12.3, -65 25 57.1 ) < 2.0" 100.0 3.38e-03
( 12 15 20.5, -65 24 03.3 ) < 0.0" 50.0 1.69e-03
( 12 15 23.7, -65 24 19.0 ) < 0.0" 90.0 3.04e-03


  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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