supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219

E492377

Supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219 is a young, oxygen-rich stellar explosion remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud, notable for its bright X-ray and optical emission and frequent use as a calibration and study target in high-energy astrophysics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf X-ray source
astronomical object
oxygen-rich supernova remnant
supernova remnant
alternativeName 1E0102.2-7219
E0102
catalogName 1E 0102.2-7219
discoveredBy Einstein X-ray Observatory NERFINISHED
discoveryMethod X-ray observations
distanceFromEarth about 200000 light-years
about 60 kiloparsecs
estimatedAge about 1000 years
of order 10^3 years
hasElementAbundance enhanced magnesium
enhanced neon
enhanced oxygen
hasEmissionLine X-ray emission lines of O, Ne, Mg
[O III] optical lines
hasEnvironment interstellar medium of the Small Magellanic Cloud
low-metallicity galaxy
hasOrigin core-collapse supernova
hasPhysicalProperty bright X-ray emission
bright optical emission
expanding shell structure
high expansion velocity
nonthermal radio emission
oxygen-rich ejecta
young dynamical age
hasProgenitorType massive star
locatedIn Small Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED
constellation Tucana NERFINISHED
memberOf Small Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED
observedBy ATCA NERFINISHED
Chandra X-ray Observatory NERFINISHED
Einstein Observatory NERFINISHED
Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED
Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED
XMM-Newton NERFINISHED
observedIn X-ray band
optical band
radio band
partOf Local Group NERFINISHED
usedAs calibration source for X-ray observatories
calibration target for Chandra
calibration target for XMM-Newton
calibration target for high-energy astrophysics instruments
usedFor studies of metal enrichment in the interstellar medium
studies of shock physics
studies of supernova nucleosynthesis
studies of supernova remnant evolution

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PGC 3085 contains supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219