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SNR J0539.9-6944

  • Common Name: SNR 0540-69.7
  • Distance: 50kpc(LMC distance )
  • Center of X-ray emission (J2000): ( 05 39 60.0, -69 45 00.0 )
  • X-ray size: 2.0'x2.8'
  • Description: probably 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)
500328 3849 ACIS-235678 21.0 19.3 2003-12-08 ( 05 39 60.0, -69 44 15.0 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • Note, under Energy-band Images, Miscellaneous Images shows
  • two images with the LMC X-1 halo subtracted. The field
  • of view here is larger and LMC X-1 is centered.

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)
Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)
AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
3849 13.5 MB 6.5 MB 5.4 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 3.066e+03 1.585e-01 5.47e-13 1.82e-12 5.41e+35
0.3 - 2.1 2.991e+03 1.546e-01 5.09e-13 1.78e-12 5.29e+35
2.1 - 10.0 1.220e+02 6.305e-03 3.82e-14 4.16e-14 1.24e+34


NH = 0.4(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 50kpc (LMC distance )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
3849
( 05 39 38.8, -69 44 35.5 ) < 1.0" 1472100.0 7.00e+01 LMC X-1
( 05 39 41.1, -69 42 50.3 ) < 1.0" 58.0 2.76e-03 star
( 05 39 44.6, -69 43 14.9 ) < 1.0" 68.0 3.23e-03 AGN?


  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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