Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded.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

G130.7+3.1     3C58, SN1181

• Right Ascension: 02 05 41
• Declination: +64 49
• Size (/arcmin): 9×5
• Type: F
• Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): 33
• Spectral Index: 0.07

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

Radio: Filled-centre, highly polarised, with high frequency turnover.

Optical: Faint filaments.

X-ray: Centrally brightened, with faint jet.

Point sources: Central pulsar.

Distance: HI absorption indicates 3.2 kpc.

References:

• Green et al. 1975, A&A, 44, 187. Effelsberg 100-m at 15.0 GHz (58'': S=26.7±0.5 Jy). ADS
• Wilson & Weiler 1976, A&A, 49, 357. WSRT at 610 MHz (58''×64''), 1.4 GHz (24''×27'') and 5 GHz (7''×8''). ADS
• van den Bergh 1978, ApJ, 220, L9. Optical observations. ADS
• Becker et al. 1982, ApJ, 255, 557. X-ray observations. ADS
• Green & Gull 1982, Nature, 299, 606. HI absorption distance. ADS
• Fesen 1983, ApJ, 270, L53. Optical spectra. ADS
• Reynolds & Aller 1985, AJ, 90, 2312. VLA at 1.4 GHz (2'), for limits of shell. ADS
• Davelaar et al. 1986, ApJ, 300, L59. EXOSAT spectrum. ADS
• Green 1986, MNRAS, 218, 533. CLFST at 151 MHz (1'.2×1'.3: S=36±4 Jy), plus 2.7 GHz (4''), plus Einstein observations for limit on shell. ADS
• Green 1987, MNRAS, 225, 11P. Flux density increase at 408 MHz. ADS
• Morsi & Reich 1987, A&AS, 69, 533. Effelsberg 100-m at 32 GHz (26".5: S=24.2±1.4 Jy). ADS
• Reynolds & Aller 1988, ApJ, 327, 845. VLA at 1.4 (2".4) and 4.9 GHz (2".5). ADS
• Salter et al. 1989, ApJ, 338, 171. NRAO 12-m at 84.2 GHz (90'': S=15.0±2.0 Jy), plus review of flux densities. ADS
• Asaoka & Koyama 1990, PASJ, 42, 625. Ginga X-ray spectrum. ADS
• Green & Scheuer 1992, MNRAS, 258, 833. IRAS upper limits. ADS
• Roberts et al. 1993, A&A, 274, 427. HI absorption. ADS
• Wallace et al. 1994, A&A, 286, 565. HI of surroundings. ADS
• Helfand et al. 1995, ApJ, 453, 741. ROSAT observations. ADS
• Torii et al. 2000, PASJ, 52, 875. ASCA observations. ADS
• Bietenholz et al. 2001, ApJ, 560, 772. VLA at 74 MHz (26'': S=33.6 Jy) and 327 MHz (8".2: S=33.9 Jy), for spectral index and expansion studies. ADS
• Bocchino et al. 2001, A&A, 369, 1078. XMM observations. ADS
• Murray et al. 2002, ApJ, 568, 226. Chandra pulsar detection. ADS
• Camilo et al. 2002, ApJ, 571, L41. Pulsar detection in radio. ADS
• Reich 2002, in NSPS, p1. Effelsberg 100-m at 32 GHz (26'') for polarised intensity. ADS
• Slane et al. 2002, ApJ, 571, L45. Chandra observations. ADS
• Slane et al. 2004, ApJ, 616, 403. Deep Chandra imaging. ADS
• Bietenholz 2006, ApJ, 645, 1180. VLA at 1.4 GHz (1".36) for expansion studies. ADS
• Kothes et al. 2006, A&A, 457, 1081. CGPS at 408 MHz (~3': S=32.2±2.0 Jy) and 1420 MHz (~1': S=31.9±1.0 Jy), including polarisation and review of flux densities. ADS
• Gotthelf et al. 2007, ApJ, 654, 267. XMM observations. ADS
• Slane et al. 2008, ApJ, 676, L33. IR observations. ADS
• Fesen et al. 2008, ApJS, 174, 379. Optical observations for proper motion studies. ADS
• Shearer & Neustroev 2008, MNRAS, 390, 235. Optical observations of pulsar nebula. ADS
• Shibanov et al. 2008, A&A, 486, 273. Optical observations of pulsar nebula. ADS

Last updated: 20 Feb 2009