Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded.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

2nd quadrant Galactic SNRs


G93.3+6.9 DA 530, 4C(T)55.38.1

Notes: Has been called G93.2+6.7.

Radio: Shell, with two bright limbs, highly polarized.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G93.7-0.2 CTB 104A, DA 551

Notes: Has been called G93.6-0.2 and G93.7-0.3.

Radio: Faint shell with possible a steep spectrum core.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G94.0+1.0 3C434.1

Radio: Incomplete shell, in complex region.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G109.1-1.0 CTB 109

Radio: Semicircular shell, with the Molecular cloud S152 is to the immediate W.
X-ray: Incomplete shell.
Point sources: Pulsar at W edge.

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Last updated: 14 AUG 1998


G111.7-2.1 Cassiopeia A, 3C461

Notes: Presumably the remnant of a late 17th century SN.

Radio: Bright shell with compact knots and extended plateau of emission.
Optical: Fast knots and quasi-stationary flocculli, with many filaments at large radii.
X-ray: Incomplete shell, with hard spectral component.
Distance: Optical expansion, plus proper motions indicate 2.8 kpc.

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Last updated: 17 AUG 1998


G112.0+1.2

Radio: Non-thermal source hinted by Bologna survey.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G114.3+0.3

Radio: Shell, with HII region S165 within the boundary of the remnant.
Distance: Possible association with HI features suggests 3.0--3.8 kpc.
Point sources: Pulsar near centre of remnant.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G116.5+1.1

Radio: Distinct shell, with high polarization.
Distance: Possible association with HI features suggests 3.6--5.2 kpc.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G116.9+0.2 CTB 1

Notes: Has been called G117.3+0.1 and G116.9+0.1.

Radio: Incomplete shell.
Optical: Filaments on sky survey.
X-ray: Centrally brightened, with NE `breakout'.
Point sources: Pulsar to NE.
Distance: Possible association with HI features suggests 2.8--4.0 kpc, mean optical velocity suggests 2.7 kpc.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G117.4+5.0

Radio: Non-thermal source hinted by Bologna survey.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G119.5+10.2 CTA 1

Notes: Has been called G119.5+10.3.

Radio: Incomplete shell, with `breakout' to NW.
Optical: Faint diffuse nebulosities.
X-ray: Centrally brightened.
Point sources: Compact, central X-/gamma-ray source.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G120.1+1.4 Tycho, 3C10, SN1572

Notes: This is the remnant of the Tycho's SN of AD1572.

Radio: Shell, brightest to the NE.
Optical: Faint filaments/knots to the NNW, NE and E.
X-ray: Shell, coincident with the radio shell, brighter to the NE.
Point sources: Faint radio source near centre of the remnant, thought to be extragalactic.
Distance: HI absorption gives 4--5 kpc, optical proper motion and modelled shock velocity gives 2.3 kpc.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G126.2+1.6

Radio: Poorly defined shell.
Optical: Filaments detected.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G127.1+0.5 R5

Notes: Has been called G127.3+0.7.

Radio: Distinct shell, with bright central source.
Point sources: Flat radio spectrum (extragalactic) source at centre of remnant.
Optical: Detected.
Distance: 1.2--1.3 kpc if associated with NGC559.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G130.7+3.1 3C58, SN1181

Notes: This is the remnant of the SN of AD1181.

Radio: Filled-centre, highly polarized, with high frequency turnover.
Optical: Faint filaments.
X-ray: Centrally brightened with power-law spectrum.
Point sources: Compact source in X-rays.
Distance: HI absorption indicates 3.2 kpc.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G132.7+1.3 HB3

Notes: Has been called G132.4+2.2.

Radio: Faint shell, adjacent to W3/4/5 complex.
Optical: Complete, filamentary shell, shock excited spectra.
X-ray: Partial shell.
Point sources: Pulsar nearby.
Distance: Interaction with surroundings suggests 2.2 kpc.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G152.2-1.2

Radio: Non-thermal source hinted by Bologna survey.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G156.2+5.7

Radio: Faint shell.
X-ray: Faint shell.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G160.9+2.6 HB9

Notes: Has been called G160.5+2.8 and G160.4+2.8.

Radio: Large, filamentary shell.
Optical: Incomplete shell.
X-ray: Centrally brightened.
Point sources: Pulsar within boundary of the remnant, plus several nearby compact radio sources.
Distance: Various observations suggests less than 4 kpc.

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Last updated: 14 AUG 1998


G166.0+4.3 VRO 42.05.01

Radio: Two arcs of strikingly different radii.
Optical: Nearly complete ring.
X-ray: Predominantly in SW.
Distance: HI indicates 4.5 kpc.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G166.2+2.5 OA 184

Radio: Large, faint shell.
Optical: Nearly complete ring.
Distance: HI indicates 8±2 kpc.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


G179.0+2.6

Radio: Thick shell, with background extragalactic sources near centre.

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Last updated: 13 AUG 1998


Dave Green/MRAO, Cambridge, UK/D.A.Green@mrao.cam.ac.uk