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Puppis A

(Pup A, SNR G260.4-03.4)
(supernova remnant bright in X-ray)

Puppis A (or Pup A) is a supernova remnant (SNR) about 7000 light-years away for a supernova that would have become visible to Earth about 3700 years ago. In the sky it overlaps the Vela supernova remnant, which is nearer. It was discovered in 1971 as an X-ray source and is very bright in X-rays. Associated with it is RX J0822-4300, the supernova's neutron star remnant, which apparently was kicked, becoming a hypervelocity star.


(supernova remnant,X-ray)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppis_A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RX_J0822%E2%88%924300
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=puppis+a
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=PSR+J0822-4300
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013A%26A...555A...9D/abstract
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance
Lightyears
/Lookback Years
  
~02kpc7.00klyPuppis A
Coordinates:Puppis A
J082407-425948

Referenced by page:
Vela supernova remnant

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