| Canonical Name: | MSH 15-52 |
| TeVCat Name: | TeV J1514-591 |
| Other Names: | HESS J1514-591
SNR G320.3-01.1
PSR B1509-58 |
| Source Type: | PWN |
| R.A.: | 15 14 07 (hh mm ss) |
| Dec.: | -59 09 27 (dd mm ss) |
| Gal Long: | 320.33 (deg) |
| Gal Lat: | -1.19 (deg) |
| Distance: | 5.2 kpc |
| Flux: | 0.15 (Crab Units) |
| Energy Threshold: | 280 GeV |
| Spectral Index: | |
| Extended: | Yes |
| Size (X): | 0.11 (deg) |
| Size (Y): | 0.04 (deg) |
| Discovery Date: | 2005-05 |
| Discovered By: | H.E.S.S. |
| TeVCat SubCat: | Default Catalog |
Source Notes:
| H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey (HGPS, 2018): |
| A selection of information for each of the 78 sources in the HGPS is provided in TeVCat. For full details, visit the HGPS website. |
| Name: | HESS J1514-591 |
| Source Class: | PWN |
| Identified Object: | MSH 15-52 |
| R.A. (J2000): | 228.50 deg (15 13 59) |
| Dec. (J2000): | -59.16 deg (-59 09 40) |
| Positional uncertainty: | 0.020 deg |
| Spatial Model: | 3-Gaussian |
| Size: | 0.145 +/- 0.026 deg |
| Spectral Model: | power law |
| Integral Flux > 1 TeV: | 5.72e-12 +/- 4.17e-13 cm-2 s-1 |
| Pivot Energy, E0: | 1.54 TeV |
| Diff. Flux at E0: | 2.58e-12 +/- 8.31e-14 cm-2 s-1 TeV-1 |
| Spectral Index: | 2.26 +/- 0.03 |
| HGPS Source Notes: | |
| | |
This is one of the 31 firmly-identified objects among the HGPS sources. Five possible associations are listed in Table A.9. "This is a
list of astronomical objects, extracted from catalogs of plausible counterparts, which are are found to be spatially coincident with the HGPS source":
- B1509−58 (PSR)
- 3FGL J1513.9−5908 (3FGL)
- G320.4−1.2 (COMP)
- 3FGL J1514.0−5915e (3FGL)
- 2FHL J1514.0−5915e (2FHL)
Source position and its uncertainty:
From
Aharonian et al. (2005):
- RA (J2000): 15 14 07 +/- 21s(stat)
- Dec (J2000): -59 09 27 +/- 11"(stat)
- systematic error on pointing is 20" for R.A. and Dec.
From
Aharonian et al. (2005):
- semi-major axis: 6.4' +/- 0.7' (= 0.11 +/- 0.01 deg)
- semi-minor axis: 2.3' +/- 0.5' (= 0.04 +/- 0.01 deg)
- fitted direction of major axis is 41 +/- 13 deg wrt the RA axis
Source Association:
From
Tsirou et al. (2017):
- "The composite supernova remnant (SNR) MSH 15-52 comprises the
bright X-ray pulsar wind nebula (PWN) of PSR B1509-58, surrounded by a
shell which is a prominent object in the radio domain."
From
Acero et al. (2013):
- Analysis of the LAT data from this source leads to its
classification as a clearly identified PWN
From
Aharonian et al. (2005):
- This may be associated with the CANGAROO source
PSR 1509-58
Seen by: H.E.S.S., CANGAROO
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Search for PeV Gamma-Ray Emission from the Southern Hemisphere with 5 Yr of Data from the IceCube Observatory
Aartsen, M.G. et al., ApJ 891 p9 (2020) [LINK]
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Fast Blast Wave and Ejecta in the Young Core-Collapse Supernova Remnant MSH 15-52/RCW 89
Borkowski, Kazimierz J. et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2005.07721 (2020) [LINK]
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Analysis of the H.E.S.S. public data release with ctools
Knodlseder, Jurgen et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:1910.09456 (2019) [LINK]
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VHE gamma-ray study of the composite SNR MSH 15-52 with H.E.S.S
Tsirou, M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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Constraints on the Galactic Population of TEV Pulsar Wind Nebulae Using Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations
Acero, F. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2013) [LINK]
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Implications on the X-ray emission of evolved pulsar wind nebulae based on VHE gamma-ray observations
Mayer, M.J. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2012) [LINK]
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Multiband Emission from Pulsar Wind Nebulae: A Possible Injection Spectrum
Fang, J. and Zhang, L., ArXiv e-prints p (2010) [LINK]
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Detection of the energetic pulsar PSR B1509-58 and its pulsar wind nebula in MSH 15-52 using the Fermi-Large Area Telescope
Fermi-LAT Collaboration and Pulsar Timing Consortium, ArXiv e-prints p (2010) [LINK]
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Spatially resolved XMM-Newton analysis and a model of the nonthermal emission of MSH 15-52
Schock, F.M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2010) [LINK]
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Detection of VHE Gamma Radiation from the Pulsar Wind Nebula MSH 15-52 with H.E.S.S
Breitling, F., ArXiv e-prints p (2009) [LINK]
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Observation of an extended VHE gamma-ray emission from MSH 15-52 with CANGAROO-III
Nakamori, T. et al., ArXiv e-prints 801 p (2008) [LINK]
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Discovery of extended VHE gamma-ray emission from the asymmetric pulsar wind nebula in MSH 15-52 with HESS
Aharonian, F. et al., A&A 435 pL17-L20 (2005) [LINK]
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The Nonthermal Radio, X-Ray, and TeV Gamma-Ray Spectra of MSH 15-52
Du Plessis, I. et al., ApJ 453 p746-+ (1995) [LINK]
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