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G327.3+00.4

  • Common Name: Kes 27
  • Distance: 4kpc( )
  • Center of X-ray emission (J2000): ( 15 48 40.2, -53 47 31.2 )
  • X-ray size: 11'x15'
  • Description: thermal composite
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)
Exposure f
(ks)
Date
Observed
Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
500331 3852 ACIS-01236 39.1 38.5 2003-06-21 ( 15 48 31.5, -53 46 20.0 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • Size of radio remnant is 20'x22', larger than X-ray image shown here

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)
Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)
AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
3852 5.0 MB 4.3 MB 10.0 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 2.509e+04 6.512e-01 5.18e-12 1.91e-10 3.64e+35
0.3 - 2.1 1.732e+04 4.496e-01 2.62e-12 1.87e-10 3.56e+35
2.1 - 10.0 7.835e+03 2.034e-01 2.58e-12 4.41e-12 8.40e+33


NH = 2.6(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 4kpc ( )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
3852
( 18 12 19.9, -53 46 17.8 ) < 1.0" 72.0 1.84e-03 central region inside
( 18 12 25.7, -53 41 25.5 ) < 2.0" 270.0 6.91e-03 outside northern shell
( 18 12 26.4, -53 49 40.1 ) < 1.0" 88.0 2.25e-03 central region inside
( 18 12 29.6, -53 46 27.2 ) < 1.0" 125.0 3.20e-03 central region inside
( 18 12 32.5, -53 39 16.7 ) < 4.0" 2220.0 5.68e-02 outside northern shell
( 18 12 37.9, -53 49 55.8 ) < 1.0" 74.0 1.89e-03 central region inside
( 18 12 40.3, -53 40 44.3 ) < 3.0" 515.0 1.32e-02 inside northern shell


  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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