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Supernova Remnant G 272.2-3.2
The supernova remnant G 272.2-3.2 was discovered in 1990 during the ROSAT All-Sky Survey. It attracted attention by its relative hard X-ray emission pointing to temperatures between 7 and 10 million degrees, so that this object is relatively young (about 2000 years). The image was extracted from a six hour observation. The overlayed optical exposure shows a filament which was formed during the collision of the shock wave with an interstellar cloud.
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ROSAT (Röntgensatellit) 1996
Images from the X-ray sky with the ROSAT telescope · All rights reserved:
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