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Some Possible Identification between Chinese Guest Stars and Supernova Remnents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Z.R. Wang ,
J. Y. Liu ,
P. Gorenstein  and
M. V. Zombeck
Z.R. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University, China
J. Y. Liu
Affiliation:
Institute of History of Natural Science, China
P. Gorenstein
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, U.S.A
M. V. Zombeck
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, U.S.A

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There are a lot of records concerning ancient Guest Stars (AGS) in Chinese historical books. Two catalogues of ancient nova or supernova were compiled (Xi 1955, Xi and Bo 1965, 1966) that listed 90 probable nova or supernova observed between 14 BC and 17 AD. The identify of AD. 1054 Guest star with Crab Nebula proved that the historical records are valuable to astrophysics. Since the discovery of the Crab pulsar in 1967, much attention has been paid to the relation between AGS and supernova remnants (SNR). Eight pairs of identification were suggested by Clark and Stephenson (1977). The number of SNR identified is two few to compare with the expectation from the frequency of supernova. In fact a lot of SNR or AGS have not been identified. It seems necessary, important and possible to look for further identification.

Type
Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 7: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XIXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1985 , 1986 , pp. 583 - 584
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986

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