Issue |
A&A
Volume 393, Number 3, October III 2002
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Page(s) | L65 - L68 | |
Section | Letters | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021207 | |
Published online | 01 October 2002 |
Letter to the Editor
An Hα nebula possibly associated with the central source in the G 266.2-1.2 supernova remnant
Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica – Sezione di Milano “G. Occhialini” – CNR, via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, Italy
Corresponding author: A. Pellizzoni, alberto@mi.iasf.cnr.it
Received:
17
July
2002
Accepted:
20
August
2002
We report the discovery of a small Hα nebula positionally coincident with the candidate neutron star AX J0851.9-4617.4 located at the center of the supernova remnant G 266.2-1.2. The nebula has a roughly circular shape with a diameter of ~6'' and a flux of ~10-2 photons cm-2 s-1 in the Hα line. Considering the uncertainties in the distance and energy output from the putative neutron star, we find that such a flux can be explained either in a bow-shock model or assuming that the nebular emission is due to photo-ionization and heating of the ambient gas.
Key words: stars: individual: AX J0851.9-4617.4 / stars: neutron / HII regions
© ESO, 2002
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