SNR MC-ROXI J0450.5-7050 (B0450-709)

SNR J0450.5-7050, otherwise known as SNR B0450-709, is one of the largest known SNRs in the LMC.		Ref
J2000 RA, Dec	04 50 27, -70 50 15	1
Expansion velocity	220 km/s	2
Approximate age	53,000-75,000 yr	3
Progenitor type	unknown
Based on ellipse fit to MCELS optical and XMM X-ray images Inferred from echelle spectroscopy in H-alpha; Williams, R.M. et al. 2004, ApJ, 613, 948 Williams, R.M. et al. 2004, ApJ, 613, 948

Survey Images


Optical (MCELS: red H-alpha, green [SII], blue [OIII])	IR (Spitzer: red 4.8, green 8.0, blue 24 microns)

Radio (ATCA+PKS: red 21 cm, green 6 cm, blue 3 cm)

Close-up Images


X-ray (XMM, 0.2-0.9, 0.9-2, 2-8 keV )	IR (Spitzer: red 4.8, green 8.0, blue 24 microns)

Optical (MCELS: red H-alpha, green [SII])	Radio (ATCA mosaic, red 6cm, blue 3cm)

(Click on the images for a larger picture.)

References

"Supernova Remnants in the Magellanic Clouds. IV. X-Ray Emission from the Largest Supernova Remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud," Williams, R. M., Chu, Y.-H., Dickel, J. R., Gruendl, R. A., Shelton, R., Points, S. D., and Smith, R. C. 2004, ApJ, 613, 948 (ADS)

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