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Chandra Catalog of Galactic Supernova Remnants
compiled (mostly) by john kolena
last revised 5/17/08

name
Chandra
ObsId / Obs Date
observation
time (ksec)
Common Name
X-ray Position**
RA, Dec (J2000)
X-ray size**
(arcmin)
flux# **
(ergs cm-2s-1)
0.3 - 10.0 kev
distance
(kpc)
type
comments











G000.9+00.1 1036 35
G0.9+0.1 17 47 22.7, -28 09 19.6
1.1'x1.0' 2.14 x 10-11 10
PWN with no detected pulsar

6708  2007-02-10
8521  2007-03-03
50 G1.9+0.3 17 48 45  ,  -27 10 00
     2.5'
8
historical supernova  1870 AD ??
identified 2008
G004.5+06.8







  116  2000-06-30
4650  2005-11-01
6714  2006-05-01
6715  2006-08-03
6716  2006-05-09
6717  2006-07-13
6718  2007-07-24
7366  2006-07-17
50
50
160
160
160
110
110
50
Kepler SNR







17 30 41.2, -21 29 32.2







4.5'x3.7'







6.85 x 10-10 5








historical supernova  1604 AD
G005.4+01.2 753
20
PSR B1757-24 18 01 00.2, -24 51 27.1 0.1'x0.3' 9.82 x 10-13 4.5
pulsar is located just outside the SNR shell
G010.0-00.3 746
33
SGR 1806-20 18 08 39.3, -20 24 39.7 point source 2.20 x 10-11 15





















G011.2-00.3






  780  2001-08-16
  781 
2001-11-16
2322 
2001-11-16
3909 
2004-05-13
3910  2004-07-01
3911  2004-08-07
3912  2004-09-11
20
10
5
15
15
15
15
G11.2-0.3






18 11 29.2, -19 25 26.4






4.5'x4.4'






3.98 x 10-09 5
pulsar and PWN
historical supernova 386 AD
G021.5-00.9 1433
16
G21.5-0.9 18 33 34.0, -10 34 15.3 4.7'x4.6' 1.49 x 10-10 5
PWN with no detected pulsar; composite
G027.4+00.0

729  2000-07-23
730 
2000-07-29
30
10
Kes 73

18 41 19.6, -4 56 17.9

4.7'x4.5'

1.78 x 10-09 6.7



G029.7-00.2




  748  2000-10-15
6686  2006-06-07
7337 
2006-06-05
7338 
2006-06-09
7339  2006-06-12?
40
55
18
49
42
Kes 75




18 46 25.5, -2 58 37.5




3.7'x3.4'




2.50 x 10-10
21





pulsar and PWN
G031.9+00.0 2786
65
3C 391 18 49 27.5, 00 56 37.3 7.4'x6' 6.23 x 10-10 8






















G033.6+00.1

1982  2000-10-31

30

Kes 79

18 52 41.9, 00 41 34.3

10'x8'

1.74 x 10-10 7



G034.7-00.4


1958
5548  2005-06-25
6312  2005-06-23
50
56
44
W44


18 56 04.8, 01 21 47.6


32'x18'


9.27 x 10-11

3



pulsar and PWN
G039.2-00.3 1988
100
3C 396 19 04 06.2, 05 27 15.4 7'x6' 1.87 x 10-10 8

PWN with no detected pulsar
G041.1-00.3 1042
68
3C 397 19 07 34.9, 07 08 17.2 10'x6.2' 1.30 x 10-09 10


G042.8+00.6 1954  2001-06-17
6731 
2007-06-05
3449  2002-11-02
2458  2459  2812
3858 3862 3863 6709

30
25
30
SGR 1900+14



19 07 14.2, 09 19 21.1



point source



4.79 x 10-11 6





















G043.3-00.2 117
50
W49B 19 11 07.5, 09 06 27.1 5.5'x4.4' 5.99 x 10-09 8

G054.1+00.3 1983
40
G054.1+00.3 19 30 30.2, 18 52 14.2 2.0'x1.5' 1.38 x 10-11 5
pulsar and PWN; no shell
G074.0-08.5 2821
60
Cygnus Loop West 20 54 31.0  32 17 59.4




G111.7-02.1
















  114  2000-01-30
1038  2001-09-19
1046  2004-02-09
1505  1999-12-19
1857  2000-10-04
1952  2002-02-06
4634  2004-04-29
4635  2004-05-02
4636  2004-04-21
4637  2004-04-24
4638  2004-04-16
5196  2004-02-09
5319  2004-04-19
5320  2004-05-06
50
50
70
46
50
50
150
138
150
165
165
50
40
54

Cas A
















23 23 27.7, 58 48 54.1
















5.9'x5.5'
















2.06 x 10-08

3.4

















historical supernova
G120.1+01.4   115  2000-09-20
3837  2003-04-29
50
145
Tycho SNR

00 25 19.9, 64 08 18.2

8.7'x8.6'

1.99 x 10-09 2.4 Ia
historical supernova 1572 AD




















G130.7+03.1



728  2000-09-04
3832  2003-04-26
4382  2003-04-22
4383  2003-04-23
50
140
70
40
3C 58



02 05 36.9, 64 49 48.8



6.5'x5.'



2.70 x 10-11 3.2




pulsar and PWN
historical supernova 1191??
G184.6-05.8



1994 2000-11-03
1996 2000-11-25
1998 2000-12-18
1999 2001-01-09
25
25
25
25

Crab Nebula



05 34 30.9, 22 00 56.6



2.3'x2.1'



2.88 x 10-8
2



II
pulsar and PWN
historical supernova  1054 AD
G189.1+03.0 760
10
IC 443 06 17 08.0, 22 21 47.6 2.2'x1.3' 8.09 x 10-12 1.5
pulsar and PWN; PWN with no detected pulsar??
G260.4-03.4

RX J0822-4300





G263.4-03.0

Vela Shrapnel A

























G263.6-02.8 2813  2001-11-25
2814  2001-11-27
2815  2001-12-04
2816  2001-12-11
2817  2001-12-29
2818  2002-01-28
2819  2002-04-03
2820  2002-08-06
2821
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Vela SNR PWN








08 35 20.6, -45 10 34.8








1.6x1.6








8.87 x 10-11 0.25









central pulsar, PWN with lobes and opposed jets
G266.3-01.2

Vela Jr.





G292.0+01.8 126
40
MSH 11-54 11 24 33.9, -59 15 40.4 9.2'x8.8' 2.09 x 10-09 4.8
pulsar and PWN
G296.5+10.0




 751  2000-01-06
2799 
2002-01-05
3913 
2003-06-15
3915  2003-06-10
4398  2003-10-28
30
30
20
165
115
1E 1207.4-5209











1993  2001-02-01
4611
7642
100
75
75

RCW83
14 40 45.0  -62 40 00.0

2.7

historical supernova 185 AD
G320.4-01.2 754
20
G320.4-1.2 15 13 45.8, -59 04 43.7 18'x11' 1.53 x 10-10 4.2
pulsar and PWN




















G327.1-01.1


15 54 29.7, -55 04 27.6 14'x8' 1.50 x 10-11
8.8

PWN with no detected pulsar
G327.6+14.6












   75  2000-07-10
1959  2001-04-26
3838 
2003-04-08
4385 
2003-04-08
4386 
2003-04-08
4387 
2003-04-09
4388 
2003-04-09
4389  2003-04-09
4390 
2003-04-09
4391 
2003-04-10
4392  2003-04-10
4393  2003-04-11
4394  2003-04-11
75
100
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
SN 1006












15 02 55.2, -41 56 11.4












32'x28'












2.24 x 10-11 1.6













historical supernova 1006 AD
G332.4-00.4 970  2000-02-08
123  1999-09-26
23.5
16.5
RCW 103

16 17 36.5, -51 02 41.2

9.3'x8.9'

1.70 x 10-08 3.3



G347.5-00.5

736  2000-07-25
737  2000-07-25
30
40
G347.5-0.5







G349.7+00.2 2785
60

17 17 59.6, -37 26 21.3 2.4'x2.4' 3.28 x 10-10
22























FX(0.3-10.0) = Unabsorbed flux between E = 0.3 and 10.0 keV

** taken from the official Chandra Catalog of Galactic Supernova Remnants