Note: this is an archived version which has been superseded. The current SNR catalogue is at http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/surveys/snrs/

G315.4-2.3 RCW 86, MSH 14-63

• Right Ascension: 14 43 00
• Declination: -62 30
• Size (/arcmin): 42
• Type: S
• Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): 49
• Spectral Index: 0.6

Notes: Possibly the remnant of the SN of AD185?

Radio: Shell, brightest to the SW.

Optical: Bright, radiative filaments, with some faint Balmer dominated filaments.

X-ray: Partial shell and bright patch.

Distance: Possible association with OB stars suggests 2.5 kpc.

References:

• van den Bergh et al. 1973, ApJS, 26, 19. Optical.
• Caswell et al. 1975, AuJPA, 37, 39. Molonglo at 408 MHz (3': S=86 Jy) and Parkes 64-m at 5 GHz (4': S=18.2 Jy). ADS
• Dickel & Milne 1976, AuJPh, 29, 435. Comparison of earlier Parkes 64-m maps at 2.7 GHz (8'.4) and 5 GHz (4'.4). ADS
• Winkler 1978, ApJ, 221, 220. X-ray detection. ADS
• Leibowitz & Danziger 1983, MNRAS, 204, 273. Optical spectra. ADS
• Pisarski et al. 1984, ApJ, 277, 710. Einstein observations ADS
• Nugent et al. 1984, ApJ, 284, 612. X-ray spectrum. ADS
• Kesteven & Caswell 1987, A&A, 183, 118. MOST at 843 MHz (44"×50"). ADS
• Long & Blair 1990, ApJ, 358, L13. Balmer dominated optical filaments. ADS
• Greidanus & Strom 1990, A&A, 240, 385. IRAS observations. ADS
• Kaastra et al. 1992, A&A, 264, 654. Ginga X-ray spectra. ADS
• Strom 1994, MNRAS, 268, L5. Historical association ADS
• Chin & Huang 1994, Natur, 371, 398. Questioning of historical association. ADS
• Schaefer 1995, AJ, 110, 1793. Questioning of historical association. ADS
• Whiteoak & Green 1996, A&AS, 118, 329. MOST at 843 MHz (43"×48": S>22). ADS
• Rosado et al. 1996, A&A, 315, 243. Optical kinematics. ADS
• Green et al. 1997, AJ, 114, 2058. Parkes 64-m OH observations. ADS
• Smith et al. 1997, AJ, 114, 2664. Observations of Balmer dominated filaments. ADS
• Vink et al. 1997, A&A, 328, 628. ASCA spectroscopy. ADS
• Bocchino et al. 2000, A&A, 360, 671. ASCA observations of N and SW. ADS
• Ghavamian et al. 2001, ApJ, 547, 995. Optical spectroscopy. ADS
• Dickel et al. 2001, ApJ, 546, 447. ATCA at 1.34 GHz (8"), including polarisation. ADS
• Bamba et al. 2000, PASJ, 52, 1157. ASCA observations. ADS
• Bokowski et al. 2001, ApJ, 550, 334. ASCA observations. ADS

Last updated: 17 Oct 2001