VII/210 A Catalogue of Galactic Supernova Remnants (Green, 1996)
A Catalogue of Galactic Supernova Remnants, 1996 August version
Green D.A.
<in Supernovae and Supernova Remnants, the
proceedings IAU Colloquium 145, eds McCray R. & Wang Z.,
Cambridge University Press, p. 419 (1996)>
=1996IAUCo.145..419G 1996IAUCo.145..419G
ADC_Keywords: Supernova remnants ; Milky Way ; Nonstellar objects
Abstract:
This catalog of known Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs) is an updated
version (Version VI, August 1996) of the catalogs of Galactic SNRs
presented in detail in Green (Version I 1984, Version II 1988), in
summary form in Green (Version III 1991, Version IV 1996), and on the
Web (Version V, July 1995). (Note that Version IV, although published
in 1996, was producted in 1993.)
This August 1996 version of the catalog contains 215 SNRs, which is 21
more than listed in the previous version. The basic summary data
included in this catalog for each SNR are its Galactic coordinates, RA
and Dec (B1950.0), angular size (in arcmin), type, flux density at 1
GHz, spectral index, and any other names. Notes on these parameters,
on possible remnants not included, and questionable SNRs listed in the
catalog are given in the documentation file (snrs.doc). It should be
noted that there are serious selection effects which apply to the
identification of Galactic SNRs (see Green 1991), so that great care
should be taken if these data are used in statistical studies.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
snrs.doc 75 505 original documentation to the catalog
snrs.dat 86 215 Supernova remnants catalog
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See also:
VII/187 : the July 1995 version which was superseded by this catalog
http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/surveys/snrs/ : the on-line version
Byte-by-byte Description of file: snrs.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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2- 6 F5.1 deg GLON *Galactic longitude l
8- 12 F5.1 deg GLAT *Galactic latitude b
15- 16 I2 h RAh *Right Ascension B1950 hours
18- 19 I2 min RAm *Right Ascension B1950 minutes
21- 22 I2 s RAs *Right Ascension B1950 seconds
25 A1 --- DE- *Declination sign
26- 27 I2 deg DEd *Declination B1950 degrees
29- 30 I2 arcmin DEm *Declination B1950 arcminutes
33- 39 A7 arcmin2 Ang_Size *[0-9.x? ] Angular Size of remnant
42- 43 A2 --- type *[CFS? ] Type of remnant
45 A1 --- l_S(1GHz) [>] Limit flag on S(1GHz)
46- 51 F6.1 Jy S(1GHz) *? Flux Density at 1 GHz
52 A1 --- u_S(1GHz) [?] Uncertainty flag on S(1GHz)
54- 57 F4.2 --- SI *? Spectral Index of integrated radio emission
58- 59 A2 --- u_SI *[?v ] Uncertainty and variability flag on SI
61- 86 A26 --- alt *Other names commonly used
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Note on GLON, GLAT:
Galactic Coordinates are the source centroid quoted to the nearest
tenth of a degree.
Note on RAh, RAm, RAs, DE-, DEd, DEm:
The accuracy of the quoted values depends on the size of the
remnant. For small remnants they are to the nearest few seconds of
time and the nearest minute of arc for RA and DEC respectively. For
the larger remnants they are rounded to coarser values. They are in
every case sufficient to specify a point within the boundary of the
remnant. These coordinates are deduced from radio maps rather than
from X-ray or optical observations, and are B1950.0.
Note on Ang_Size:
Usually taken from the highest resolution radio map available,
although for some barely resolved sources that are thought to be SNRs
the only available size is that from Gaussian models after
deconvolution with the observed beam size. The boundary of
most remnants approximates reasonably well to a circle or an ellipse; a
single value is quoted for the angular size of the more nearly circular
remnants, which is the diameter of a circle with an area equal to that of
the remnant, but for elongated remnants the product of two values is
quoted, and these are the major and minor axes of the remnant boundary
modeled as an ellipse. In a few cases an ellipse is not a satisfactory
description of the boundary of the object (refer to the description of the
individual object given in its catalogue entry), although an angular size
is still quoted for information. For `filled-centre' remnants the size
quoted is for the largest extent of the observed radio emission, not, as
at times has been used, the half-width of the centrally brightened peak.
Note on S(1GHz):
The flux density of the remnant at 1 GHz in Jansky. This is not a
measured value, but that deduced from the observed radio frequency
spectrum of the source. The frequency of 1 GHz is chosen because flux
density measurements at frequencies both above and below this value
are usually available.
Note on SI, u_SI:
The spectral index of the integrated radio emission from the remnant
is either a value quoted from the literature, or one deduced from the
available integrated flux densities of the remnant. For several SNRs a
simple spectral model is not adequate to describe their radio emission
because the spectral index varies across the face of the remnant or
that the integrated spectrum is curved, and in these cases the spectral
index includes the 'v' in u_SI. In some cases where the remnant is highly
confused with thermal emission, the spectral index is given as '?' since
no value can be deduced with any confidence.
Note on type:
S remnant shows a shell
F remnant shows a filled center ('filled centre')
C remnant shows a composite or combination radio structure
S?, C?, F? if there is some uncertainty
? object is conventionally considered a SNR although its nature is
poorly known or not well understood.
Note on alt:
Other names commonly used for the object. These are given
in parentheses if the remnant is only part of the source.
For some objects, notably the Crab Nebula, not all common names
are given.
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Remarks:
The on-line version on the WWW is searchable and contains much more
information on the individual objects.
References:
Green, D.A., MNRAS, 209, 449 (1984) =1984MNRAS.209..449G 1984MNRAS.209..449G
Green, D.A., ApSS, 148, 3, (1988) =1988APSS..148....3G 1988APSS..148....3G
Green, D.A., PASP, 103, 209 (1991) =1991PASP..103..209G 1991PASP..103..209G
Green D.A., 1996, in Supernovae and Supernova Remnants, (the
proceedings IAU Colloquium 145), eds McCray R. & Wang Z.,
(Cambridge University Press), p419 (Paper IV).
(End) J. Weiland [SSDOO/ADC] 13-Jul-1998