Vela supernova remnant
(SNR G263.9-03.3)
(nearby supernova remnant)
The Vela supernova remnant is a supernova remnant (SNR)
about 900 light-years away for a supernova that would have become visible
to Earth about 12,000 years ago.
It is one of the nearest known SN remnants and
is very bright in X-rays.
In the sky, it overlaps a more-distant SNR, Puppis A.
I believe the first noting of it was specifically of a nebula that
forms part of it, which is labeled NGC 2736 or the Pencil Nebula.
(supernova remnant,X-ray)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_Supernova_Remnant
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=vela+snr
https://blair.pha.jhu.edu/hstvela/hstvela.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080306.html
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/objects/heapow/archive/nebulae/vela_erosita23.html
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/objects/heapow/archive/nebulae/rosat_velasnr.html
Redshift | Parsecs /Distance | Lightyears /Lookback Years | | |
~0 | 300pc | 900ly | | Vela supernova remnant |
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Coordinates: | Vela supernova remnant J083520.66-451035.2 |
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Referenced by pages:
Puppis A
Vela
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