| Name | 011293 |
| Title | Age and distance of the SNR G272.2-3.2 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0112930101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-no3whok |
| Author | Dr Bernd Aschenbach |
| Description | GT- G272.2-3.2 is a shell-type SNR of virgul15. diameter discovered in the ROSAT all-sky survey. It has been confirmed by measurements of non-thermal radio emission at 1.4, 2.4, 4.8 GHz. The X-ray spectrum is rather hard with an apparent temperature of 14 Mill. K. Distance estimates run from 1 to 2.8 kpc, which we want to constrain further as well as the age by measurements with XMM. The high temperature is conspicuous and might mimic a power-law type spectrum, which, if confirmed, would put G272.2-3.2 in the same class of X-ray non-thermal shell type SNRs as SN 1006, RX J0852.0-4622, etc. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-12-10T23:01:35Z/2001-12-11T09:41:46Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earth's atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2003-01-13T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2003-01-13T00:00:00Z, 011293, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-no3whok |