Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded. The current SNR catalogue is at http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/surveys/snrs/

G332.5−5.6

• Right Ascension: 16 43 20
• Declination: −54 30
• Size (/arcmin): 35
• Type: S
• Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): 2?
• Spectral Index: 0.7?

Radio: Bipolar shell, with central emission also.

Optical: Patchy filaments.

X-ray: Emission from centre.

Distance: Optical extinction suggests 3 kpc.

References:

• Reynoso & Green 2007, MNRAS, 375, 92. ATCA at 1.4 GHz (40'': S=1.90±0.15 Jy) and 2.4 GHz (90'': S=1.3±0.2 Jy) including polarisation, and 843 MHz (43''×53'') plus ROSAT observations. ADS
• Stupar et al. 2007, MNRAS, 381, 377. Optical observations, plus ATCA at 1.4 GHz (58'') and 2.4 GHz (95'') including polarisation, and other observations. ADS
• Stupar & Parker 2011, MNRAS, 414, 2282. Hα observations. ADS
• Zhu et al. 2015, MNRAS, 452, 3470. Suzaku observations, and distance estimate. ADS
• Suárez et al. 2015, A&A, 583, A84. XMM-Newton observations of central region. ADS

Last updated: 11 May 2017

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