Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded.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

G332.4-0.4 RCW 103

• Right Ascension: 16 17 33
• Declination: -51 02
• Size (/arcmin): 10
• Type: S
• Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): 28
• Spectral Index: 0.5

Radio: Shell, brightest to the S.

Optical: Filaments correspond well to the radio shell.

X-ray: Detected, with point source near centre.

Point sources: Central, variable X-ray source, and nearby pulsar.

Distance: HI absorption indicates 3.3 kpc.

References:

• Shaver & Goss 1970, AuJPA, 14, 133. Molonglo at 408 MHz (3') and Parkes 64-m at 5 GHz (4').
• Caswell et al. 1975, A&A, 45, 239. Parkes HI absorption. ADS
• Tuohy & Garmire 1980, ApJ, 239, L107. Einstein detection of X-ray point source. ADS
• Caswell et al. 1980, MNRAS, 190, 881. FIRST at 1415 MHz (50"). ADS
• Lamb & Markert 1981, ApJ, 244, 94. Einstein observations. ADS
• Ruiz 1983, AJ, 88, 1210. Optical spectra. ADS
• Tuohy et al. 1983, ApJ, 268, 778. X-ray observations. ADS
• Leibowitz & Danziger 1983, MNRAS, 204, 273. Optical spectra. ADS
• Nugent et al. 1984, ApJ, 284, 612. X-ray spectrum (and Einstein image from Tuohy, private communication). ADS
• Meaburn & Allen 1986, MNRAS, 222, 593. Optical spectra. ADS
• Kesteven & Caswell 1987, A&A, 183, 118. MOST at 843 MHz (44"×57"). ADS
• Oliva et al. 1990, A&A, 240, 453. IR spectroscopy. ADS
• Dickel et al. 1996, AJ, 111, 340. ATCA at 1.36 (8") and 2.37 GHz (4".5"), including polarization. ADS
• Whiteoak & Green 1996, A&AS, 118, 329. MOST at 843 MHz (43"×55": S=34 Jy). ADS
• Frail et al. 1996, AJ, 111, 1651. OH emission near remnant. ADS
• Gotthelf et al. 1997, ApJ, 487, L175. ASCA observations of compact X-ray source. ADS
• Torii et al. 1998, ApJ, 494, L207. ASCA detection of nearby pulsar. ADS
• Kaspi et al. 1998, ApJ, 503, L161. Pulsar observations. ADS
• Gotthelf et al. 1999, ApJ, 514, L107. X-ray variability of central source. ADS
• Oliva et al. 1999, A&A, 343, 943. ISO spectroscopy. ADS
• Torii et al. 2000, ApJ, 534, L71. X-ray timing on pulsar, including glitch. ADS

Last updated: 1 Aug 2000