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Puppis A
Supernova remnant
Supernova remnant
| b-v = Unknown Apparent size: 1° }} Puppis A (Pup A) is a supernova remnant (SNR) about 100 light-years in diameter and roughly 6500–7000 light-years distant.{{cite web
A hypervelocity neutron star known as the Cosmic Cannonball has been found in this SNR.
Puppis X-1
Puppis X-1 (Puppis A) was discovered by a Skylark flight in October 1971, viewed for 1 min with an accuracy ≥ 2 arcsec, probably at 1M 0821-426, with Puppis A (RA 08h 23m 08.16s Dec -42° 41′ 41.40″) as the likely visual counterpart.
Puppis A is one of the brightest X-ray sources in the X-ray sky. Its X-ray designation is 2U 0821-42.
Gallery
Image:Puppis labeled.jpg|wide-field composite view of the supernova remnant Puppis A (X-rays from ROSAT in purple, optical data in pink) (28 November 2007) Image:PIA18468-SuperNova-PuppisA-XRayIR-20140821.jpg|Puppis A: X-ray [blue:0.3-8 keV] + IR [red-green:24-70 microns] (21 August 2014). Image:Puppisa BU lg web.mpg|Puppis A: X-ray [blue:high]/[green:medium]/[red:low] (10 September 2014).
References
References
- Milne, D. K.. (1971). "Radio observations of the supernova remnants IC443 and Puppis A". Aust. J. Phys..
- Wiggin M. (December 2000). "The Dome on Ball Hill – The RAE Observatory".
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