Supernova Remnants
38 entries in the Supernova Remnants compendium.
Supernova remnantExpanding structures from stellar explosions, key sources of cosmic rays.3C 392Mixed-morphology supernova remnant interacting with a molecular cloud.Antlia supernova remnantA large, nearby supernova remnant spanning multiple constellations.Cassiopeia ABrightest extrasolar radio source below 1 GHz, discovered in 1948.Central compact objectNeutron stars at supernova remnant centers, mostly radio-quiet and X-ray bright.CTB 1A mixed-morphology supernova remnant in Cassiopeia with an asymmetric oxygen-rich ejecta.Cygnus LoopA large supernova remnant spanning nearly three degrees across Cygnus.E0102-72.3Supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud with a neutron star.G1.9+0.3The youngest-known supernova remnant in the Milky Way.G12.82-0.02Second youngest supernova remnant in the Milky Way.G54.1+0.3Young supernova remnant with a pulsar wind nebula in Sagitta.G299.2-2.9One of the oldest observed Type Ia supernova remnants.G306.3-0.9A young supernova remnant discovered by Swift in 2011.G350.1-0.3A young, bright supernova remnant with a history of misclassification.HESS J1731−347A young shell-type supernova remnant with a puzzling central compact object.IC 443A galactic supernova remnant interacting with molecular clouds.IRAS 00500+6713A rare supernova remnant from a white dwarf merger.Kesteven 75Youngest plerion in the galaxy, with a flaring pulsar.LMC N132DBright oxygen-rich supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud.N103BSupernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud near NGC 1850.Sagittarius AA complex radio source at the Milky Way's center.Simeis 147A faint supernova remnant discovered in 1952 using a Schmidt camera.SN 185First recorded supernova, observed in AD 185 by Chinese astronomers.SN 386A guest star in Sagittarius, possibly a supernova or classical nova.SN 393A probable supernova from 393 CE with a debated remnant.SN 1006The brightest stellar event in recorded history, observed worldwide in 1006.SN 1572A 1572 supernova that challenged ancient models of the heavens.Kepler's SupernovaThe last Milky Way supernova seen by the naked eye.SN 1979CA core-collapse supernova in Messier 100, discovered by an amateur astronomer.SN 1987AClosest supernova since 1604, first studied in modern detail.SNR 0509−67.5A supernova remnant in the LMC with a double-detonation origin.Type Iax supernovaA thermonuclear supernova that can leave a zombie star remnant.W49BA gamma-ray luminous supernova remnant possibly harboring a black hole.Pulsar wind nebulaNebula powered by a central pulsar's relativistic wind.IGR J11014−6103A neutron star with the Milky Way's longest relativistic jet.PSR B1509−58A rapidly spinning neutron star creating a cosmic hand-shaped nebula.Crab PulsarFirst pulsar linked to a supernova remnant; a bright gamma-ray source.SN 1054Supernova of 1054 whose remnant is the Crab Nebula.
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