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G332.4-00.2

  • Common Name: PSR J1617-5055
  • Distance: 6kpc( )
  • Position of Central Source (J2000): ( 16 17 29.4, -50 55 12.8 )
  • X-ray size: point source
  • Description: 69 ms pulsar
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)		Exposure f
(ks)		Date
Observed		Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
500635 6684 ACIS-3 57.4 57.1 2006-06-23 ( 16 17 29.3, -50 55 13.2 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • young 69 ms pulsar, faint PWN
  • close to TeV gamma source
  • close to RCW 103

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)		Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)		AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
6684 1.1 MB 1.1 MB 15.4 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 6.677e+03 1.170e-01 3.60e-12 5.55e-12 2.38e+34
0.3 - 2.1 7.199e+02 1.261e-02 7.44e-14 1.34e-12 5.73e+33
2.1 - 10.0 6.010e+03 1.053e-01 3.53e-12 4.22e-12 1.81e+34


NH = 3.3(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 6kpc ( )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
6684
( 16 17 28.0, -50 55 49.7 ) < 1.0" 109.0 1.90e-03
( 16 17 29.4, -50 55 12.8 ) < 1.0" 5630.0 9.80e-02 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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