W49B

W49B
W49B image from Chandra (x-rays in blue and green), the Palomar Observatory (infrared in yellow), and Very Large Array (radio in pink)
Event typeSupernova remnant, astronomical radio source, astrophysical X-ray source Edit this on Wikidata
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ConstellationAquila
Right ascension19h 11m 09s[1]
Declination+09° 06′ 24″[1]
EpochJ2000.0
Galactic coordinates043.275 -00.190
Distance10 kiloparsecs (33,000 ly)[2]
Other designationsSNR G043.3-00.2, 1ES 1908+09.0, 3C 398, 3C 398.0, 4C 09.63, 3FHL J1911.0+0905, 3CR 398, AJG 95, 2FGL J1911.0+0905, 3FGL J1910.9+0906, 2FHL J1911.0+0905
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W49B (also known as SNR G043.3-00.2 or 3C 398) is a nebula in Westerhout 49 (W49). The nebula is a supernova remnant, probably from a type Ib or Ic supernova that occurred around 1,000 years ago. It may have produced a gamma-ray burst and is thought to have left a black hole remnant.

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