LMC N49

Coordinates: 05h 26m 01.00s, −66° 05′ 06.0″

LMC N49
supernova remnant
Observation data: J2000.0 [1] epoch
Right ascension 05h 26m 01.00s [1]
Declination −66° 05 06.0 [1]
Designations LMC N49,[2][1] PKS 0525-66,[2][1] PKS B0525-661,[2][1] PKS J0525-6604,[2][1] SNR J052559-660453[2][1]
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N49 or LMC N49[2] (PKS 0525-66,[1][2] PKS B0525-661,[2] PKS J0525-6604,[2] SNR J052559-660453[1]) is the brightest supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud. N49 is the remnant of a supernova approximately 160,000 light-years from Earth.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "SNR J052559-660453 -- SuperNova Remnant". SIMBAD.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "PKS 0525-66". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Encyclopedia.