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G109.1-01.0C

  • Common Name: 1E 2259+586
  • Distance: 3kpc( )
  • Position of Central Source (J2000): ( 23 01 08.3, 58 52 44.6 )
  • X-ray size: point source
  • Description: This is the AXP at center of CTB 109
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)
Exposure f
(ks)
Date
Observed
Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
500677 6730 ACIS-23678 26.4 24.7 2006-05-09 ( 23 01 08.3, 58 52 45.2 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • This is the AXP at center of CTB 109.
  • High count rate distorts image of source (pileup)
  • and generates the charge-transfer streak.
  • Spectrum of AXP obtained from the CT streak.

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)
Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)
AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
6730 10.6 MB 4.2 MB 6.4 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 2.090e+03 8.467e-02 5.55e-13 4.06e-12 4.36e+33
0.3 - 2.1 1.732e+03 7.018e-02 2.58e-13 3.73e-12 4.00e+33
2.1 - 10.0 3.893e+02 1.577e-02 2.98e-13 3.33e-13 3.57e+32


NH = 0.8(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 3kpc ( )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
6730
( 23 01 08.3, 58 52 44.6 ) < 1.0" 140000.0 5.31e+00 Anomalous pulsar
( 23 01 11.3, 58 52 44.8 ) < 1.0" 150.0 5.69e-03 star?


  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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