W49B

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.

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It sits within the topics 3C objects, Aquila (constellation) and Gamma-ray bursts.

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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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W49B (también conocida como SNR G043.3-00.2, 3C 398 y AJG 95) es una nebulosa en Westerhout 49, encuadrada en la constelación de Águila. Es el resto de una supernova que probablemente explosionó hace más de 2900 años.

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