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G320.3-1.0

  • Common Name: MSH 15-52, The Hand
  • Distance: 5.2kpc( )
  • Position of Central Source (J2000): ( 15 13 55.6, -59 08 10.4 )
  • X-ray size: 10'x20'
  • Description: western half of 25' diameter remnant,
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)
Exposure f
(ks)
Date
Observed
Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
502947 19299 ACIS-5678 43.5 43.5 2018-01-05 ( 15 13 37.3, -59 01 46.2 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • bright PSR
  • Halpha nebula RCW 89 at N boundry

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)
Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)
AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
19299 48.1 MB 47.8 MB 9.9 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 1.032e+05 2.370e+00 1.56e-11 1.20e-10 3.85e+35
0.3 - 2.1 7.275e+04 1.671e+00 1.07e-11 1.14e-10 3.66e+35
2.1 - 10.0 3.083e+04 7.082e-01 4.92e-12 5.91e-12 1.91e+34


NH = 0.9(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 5.2kpc ( )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
19299
( 00 00 00.0, 00 00 00.0 ) < 0.0" 0.0 0.00e+00


  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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