Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded.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

G296.5+10.0     PKS 1209−51/52

• Right Ascension: 12 09 40
• Declination: −52 25
• Size (/arcmin): 90×65
• Type: S
• Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): 48
• Spectral Index: 0.5

Notes: Has been called G296.5+9.7.

Radio: Shell with two bright limbs.

Optical: Detected.

X-ray: Incomplete shell, with central pulsar.

Point sources: Central pulsar.

References:

• Irvine & Irvine 1974, ApJ, 192, L111. Optical observations. ADS
• Danziger & Dennefeld 1976, PASP, 88, 44. Optical spectra. ADS
• Dickel & Milne 1976, AuJPh, 29, 435. Comparison of earlier Parkes 64-m maps at 2.7 GHz (8'.4) and 5 GHz (4'.4). ADS
• Tuohy et al. 1979, ApJ, 230, L27. X-ray detection with HEAO-1 A2 experiment. ADS
• Ruiz 1983, AJ, 88, 1210. Optical spectra. ADS
• Dubner et al. 1986, AJ, 91, 343. Argentine 30-m dish at 1.4 GHz (34'), plus HI. ADS
• Kellett et al. 1987, MNRAS, 225, 199. EXOSAT of the west of the remnant, including the compact source. ADS
• Kesteven & Caswell 1987, A&A, 183, 118. MOST at 843 MHz (44''×56''). ADS
• Matsui et al. 1988, ApJ, 329, 838. Einstein observations, including compact source. ADS
• Roger et al. 1988, ApJ, 332, 940. MOST at 843 MHz (44''×56''). ADS
• Bignami et al. 1992, ApJ, 389, L67. Optical in vicinity of X-ray source. ADS
• Milne & Haynes 1994, MNRAS, 270, 106. Parkes 64-m at 2.4 GHz (8'.3: S=33±3 Jy), 4.8 GHz (4'.5: S=23.3±3 Jy) and 8.4 GHz (3'.0: 18.8±3), including polarisation and review of flux densities. ADS
• Mereghetti et al. 1996, ApJ, 464, 842. Radio, optical and X-ray observations of central source. ADS
• Green et al. 1997, AJ, 114, 2058. Parkes 64-m and ATCA OH observations. ADS
• Vasisht et al. 1997, ApJ, 476, L43. ASCA observations of neutron star. ADS
• Zavlin et al. 1998, A&A, 331, 821. ROSAT and ASCA observations of neutron star. ADS
• Giacani et al. 2000, AJ, 119, 281. ATCA at 1.4 GHz (2'.7×4'.0) for HI studies. ADS
• Zavlin et al. 2000, ApJ, 540, L25. Chandra observations of central pulsar. ADS
• Gotthelf & Halpern 2007, ApJ, 664, L35. X-ray timing observations of pulsar. ADS
• Harvey-Smith et al. 2010, ApJ, 712, 1157. ATCA at 1.4 GHz (1'.8×3'.3), including polarisation. ADS
• Araya et al. 2013, MNRAS, 434, 2202. Fermi observations. ADS

Last updated: 23 May 2014