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G109.1-01.0

  • Common Name: CTB 109
  • Distance: 3kpc( )
  • Position of Central Source (J2000): ( 23 01 08.3, 58 52 44.6 )
  • X-ray size: 26'x32'
  • Description: half shell, bright central AXP
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)
Exposure f
(ks)
Date
Observed
Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
500451 4626 ACIS-012367 80.9 79.2 2004-09-28 ( 23 02 21.0, 58 59 27.0 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • Only about half the diffuse emission is imaged.
  • Luminosity calculated is therefore low.
  • Central pulsar not in field.

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)
Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)
AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
4626 42.7 MB 25.6 MB 20.8 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 5.215e+05 6.583e+00 3.76e-11 2.36e-10 2.54e+35
0.3 - 2.1 5.039e+05 6.361e+00 3.40e-11 2.32e-10 2.49e+35
2.1 - 10.0 1.790e+04 2.259e-01 3.69e-12 4.24e-12 4.55e+33


NH = 0.6(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 3kpc ( )

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Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
4626
( 23 01 08.3, 58 52 44.6 ) < 1.0" 370000.0 4.58e+00 AXP, not in field
( 23 03 19.4, 58 45 29.3 ) < 5.0" 4000.0 4.95e-02 star?, SE of remnant


  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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