Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded.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

G4.5+6.8 Kepler, SN1604, 3C358

• Right Ascension: 17 27 42
• Declination: -21 27
• Size (arcmin): 3
• Type: S
• Flux density at 1 GHz (Jy): 19
• Spectral Index: 0.64

Notes: This is the remnant of Kepler's SN of AD1604.

Radio: Incomplete shell, brighter to the N.

Optical: Faint filaments.

X-ray: Shell, brighter to the N.

Distance: Historical observations indicate about 4.4 kpc.

References:

• van den Bergh & Kamper 1977, ApJ, 218, 617. Optical proper motions. ADS
• Leibowitz & Danziger 1983, MNRAS, 204, 273. Optical spectra. ADS
• Danziger & Goss 1980, MNRAS, 190, 47P. Revision of distance. ADS
• White & Long 1983, ApJ, 264, 196. IPC observations. ADS
• Matsui et al. 1984, ApJ, 287, 295. VLA at 1.4 (2".5×3".2) and 5 GHz (3".2×4".8) and HRI map (5"). ADS
• Dickel et al. 1988, ApJ, 330, 254. VLA at 1.4 (1".2×2".3) and 5 GHz (0".6×1".0) at two epochs. ADS
• Smith et al. 1989, ApJ, 347, 925. EXOSAT observations. ADS
• Hatsukade et al. 1990, PASJ, 42, 279. X-ray spectrum. ADS
• Blair et al. 1991, ApJ, 366, 484. Optical imaging and spectroscopy. ADS
• Bandiera & van den Bergh 1991, ApJ, 374, 186. Optical changes. ADS
• van den Bergh 1991, PASP, 103, 194. Optical imaging. ADS
• Predehl & Schmitt 1995, A&A, 293, 889. ROSAT of dust scattered halo. ADS

Last updated: 01 JUL 1995