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Supernova 393

Supernova in Scorpius
Remnant: G347.3-0.5 (?)

Right Ascension 17 : 13 : 50 (h:m:s)
Declination -39 : 45 (deg:m)
Distance 4.2 (kly)
Visual brightness -3 (mag)

This presumable SN was reported in Chinese resources.

There are three candidate SNRs near its location, which is only approximately known. The favorite candidate is G347.3-0.5, at the coordinates given above. This SNR has expanded to a size of 65x55 arc min, or about 1 deg since, corresponding to a linear extension of about 70 light-years.

  • SIMBAD Data for Supernova 393
  • SIMBAD Data for G347.3-0.5


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