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Also known as SNR G043.3-00.2, 3C 398

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.

Key facts

Supernova.image
Image:Supernova Remnant W49B in x-ray, radio, and infrared.jpg
Supernova.image_size
280px
Supernova.caption
W49B image from Chandra (x-rays in blue and green), the Palomar Observatory (infrared in yellow), and Very Large Array (radio in pink)
Supernova.epoch
J2000.0
Supernova.type
S
Supernova.constellation
Aquila
Supernova.gal
043.275 -00.190

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Wikidata facts

Part of
Milky Way
Constellation
Aquila
Image
Supernova Remnant W49B in x-ray, radio, and infrared.jpg
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spectral class
S
catalog code
2FHL J1911.0+0905
right ascension
287.787500
declination
9.1066667
epoch
J2000.0
Commons category
W49B
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Article · 中文

W49B(也稱為SNR G043.3-00.2或3C 398)是在韋斯特豪特49(W49)中的一個星雲。這個星雲可能是在大約1,000年前爆炸的一顆Ib或Ic超新星的殘骸,它可能產生伽瑪射線暴並留下一個黑洞的殘骸。

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