Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded.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

G184.6−5.8     Crab Nebula, 3C144, SN1054

• Right Ascension: 05 34 31
• Declination: +22 01
• Size (/arcmin): 7×5
• Type: F
• Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): 1040
• Spectral Index: 0.30

Notes: This is the remnant of the SN of AD1054.

Radio: Filled-centre, central pulsar, with faint `jet' (or tube) extending from the N edge.

Optical: Strongly polarised filaments, diffuse synchrotron emission, with `jet' faintly visible.

X-ray: Central `torus' around the pulsar.

Point sources: Pulsar powering the remnant.

Distance: Proper motions and radial velocities give 2 kpc.

References:

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• Velusamy 1985, MNRAS, 212, 359. VLA at 1.4 GHz (15"). ADS
• Aller & Reynolds 1985, ApJ, 293, L73. Flux density decrease. ADS
• Fesen & Gull 1986, ApJ, 306, 259. Deep [OIII] imagery of `jet'. ADS
• Marcelin et al. 1990, A&A, 228, 471. Optical of `jet'. ADS
• Fesen & Blair 1990, ApJ, 351, L45. Optical identification of dust in filaments. ADS
• Hester et al. 1990, ApJ, 357, 539. Optical and IR images. ADS
• Graham et al. 1990, ApJ, 352, 172. IR spectroscopy and imaging. ADS
• Hickson & van den Bergh 1990, ApJ, 365, 224. Optical polarisation. ADS
• Bietenholz & Kronberg 1990, ApJ, 357, L13. VLA at 1.4 GHz (1".8). ADS
• Hennessy et al. 1992, ApJ, 395, L13. UV imagery. ADS
• Fesen et al. 1992, ApJ, 399, 599. Optical studies of `dark bays'. ADS
• Blair et al. 1992, ApJ, 399, 611. Far UV observations. ADS
• Bietenholz & Kronberg 1992, ApJ, 393, 206. VLA at 1.5 and 5 GHz (1".8) and 1.5 and 14 GHz (6".5) for spectral studies. ADS
• Fesen & Staker 1993, MNRAS, 263, 69. [OIII] imaging of `jet', and proper motion studies. ADS
• Kassim et al. 1993, AJ, 106, 2218. VLA at 74 MHz (20"). ADS
• Véron-Cetty & Woltjer 1993, A&A, 270, 370. Continuum and [OIII] photometry. ADS
• Murdin 1994, MNRAS, 269, 89. Deep Hα plates and spectroscopy of halo. ADS
• Wallace et al. 1994, A&A, 286, 565. HI of surroundings. ADS
• MacAlpine et al. 1994, ApJ, 432, L131. Prominent optical knots. ADS
• Rudy et al. 1994, ApJ, 426, 646. IR spectroscopy. ADS
• Tanimori et al. 1994, ApJ, 429, L61. γ-rays from pulsar. ADS
• Predehl & Schmitt 1995, A&A, 293, 889. ROSAT of dust scattered halo. ADS
• Lawrence et al. 1995, AJ, 109, 2635. Optical imaging spectroscopy. ADS
• Frail et al. 1995, ApJ, 454, L129. VLA at 333 MHz (20") for limits on shell. ADS
• MacAlpine et al. 1996, ApJ, 463, 650. Optical spectroscopy of N and S rich filaments. ADS
• Nasuti et al. 1996, A&A, 314, 849. Spectrophotometry of pulsar. ADS
• Bietenholz et al. 1997, ApJ, 490, 291. Comparison of VLA observations at 74 MHz, 327 MHz, 1.5 GHz and 5 GHz for spectral index studies. ADS
• Blair et al. 1997, ApJS, 109, 473. HST imaging. ADS
• van der Meulen et al. 1998, A&A, 330, 321. γ-ray observations. ADS
• Tanimori et al. 1998, ApJ, 492, L33. γ-ray observations. ADS
• Nugent 1998, PASP, 110, 831. Optical expansion. ADS
• Hillas et al. 1998, ApJ, 503, 744. γ-ray spectrum. ADS
• Sankrit et al. 1998, ApJ, 504, 344. HST images. ADS
• Wallace et al. 1999, ApJS, 124, 181. DRAO at 1.4 GHz (1'.0×2'.8), plus Effelsberg 100-m, for HI studies. ADS
• Greiveldinger & Aschenbach 1999, ApJ, 510, 305. X-ray variability of torus. ADS
• Weisskopf et al. 2000, ApJ, 536, L81. Chandra observations. ADS
• Sollerman et al. 2000, ApJ, 537, 861. HST observations. ADS
• Aharonian et al. 2000, ApJ, 539, 317. High energy γ-ray observations. ADS
• Carramiñana et al. 2000, ApJ, 542, 974. Optical spectra of pulsar. ADS
• Oser et al. 2001, ApJ, 547, 949. γ-ray observations. ADS
• Willingale et al. 2001, A&A, 365, L212. XMM observations. ADS
• Douvion et al. 2001, A&A, 373, 281. ISO observations. ADS
• Bietenholz et al. 2001, ApJ, 560, 254. Multi-epoch VLA observations, showing variations near the pulsar. ADS
• Bandiera et al. 2002, A&A, 386, 1044. 1.3 mm observations. ADS
• Hester et al. 2002, ApJ, 577, L49. HST and Chandra multi-epoch observations. ADS
• Reich 2002, in NSPS, p1. Effelsberg 100-m at 32 GHz, including polarisation. ADS
• Atkins et al. 2003, ApJ, 595, 803. High energy γ-ray observations. ADS
• Green et al. 2004, MNRAS, 355, 1315. Sub-mm and ISO observations. ADS
• Mori et al. 2004, ApJ, 609, 186. Chandra observations. ADS
• Čadež et al. 2004, ApJ, 609, 797. Optical observations. ADS
• Aharonian et al. 2004, ApJ, 614, 897. γ-ray observations. ADS
• Bietenholz et al. 2004, ApJ, 615, 794. VLA at 5 GHz (1".4) and HST multi-epoch observation for proper motion studies. ADS
• Melatos et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, 931. Multi-epoch near-IR observations central region. ADS
• Seward et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 873. Chandra observations of scattering halo. ADS

Last updated: 2 Apr 2006