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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, optical extinction suggests 0.5 kpc.

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Last updated: 13 Dec 2022


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