Simeis 147

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Supernova remnant in the Milky Way

title: "Simeis 147" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["taurus-(constellation)", "supernova-remnants", "sharpless-objects", "astronomical-objects-discovered-in-1952"] description: "Supernova remnant in the Milky Way" topic_path: "general/taurus-constellation" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeis_147" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Supernova remnant in the Milky Way ::

| name = Simeis 147 | image = [[File:S147 SH2-240 GeorgesAttard Apod1012020.jpg|Simeis 147|300px]] | caption= The supernova remnant nebula from Simeis 147 or the Spaghetti Nebula. | epoch = J2000 | type = Unknown | SNRtype = Mixed-morphology | host = Milky way | constellation = Taurus | ra = | dec = | gal = Unknown | discovery = 1952 | iauc = | mag_v = 6.5 | distance = 3000 ly | progenitor = Unknown | progenitor_type = Unknown | b-v = Unknown | notes =

Simeis 147, also known as the Spaghetti Nebula, SNR G180.0-01.7 or Sharpless 2-240, is a supernova remnant (SNR) in the Milky Way, straddling the border between the constellations Auriga and Taurus. It was discovered in 1952 at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory by Grigory Shajn and his team using a Schmidt camera and a narrowband filter close to the Hydrogen Alpha transmission line. It is difficult to observe due to its extremely low surface brightness. This discovery was part of a survey conducted between 1945 and 1955, most likely using captured German equipment, as the observatory was practically destroyed during WWII. The Schmidt camera had a field of view of 175'. Many previously unknown hydrogen nebula were discovered this way, as they are not readily visible in regular photographs.

The nebulous area has an almost spherical shell and a filamentary structure. The remnant has an apparent diameter of approximately 3 degrees, an estimated distance of approximately 3000 (±350) light-years, and an age of approximately 40,000 years. At that distance, it spans roughly 160 lightyears.

It is believed that the stellar explosion left behind a rapidly spinning neutron star known as pulsar PSR J0538+2817 in the nebula core, emitting a strong radio signal.

References

References

  1. (28 February 2013). "Simeis 147, Supernova Remnant in Taurus". AstroPix.
  2. (20 December 2013). "VizieR query result". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  3. (9 October 2012). "Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant".
  4. "SNR G180.0–01.7".

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