View source for RCW 103

{{Short description|Supernova remnant in the constellation Norma}}
{{one source|date=February 2021}}
{{ Infobox nebula |
| name = RCW 103
| image = RCW103.tif
| type = supernova remnant
| epoch = J2000
| constellation = [[Norma (constellation)|Norma]]
| ra = {{RA|16|17|33.000}}<ref name=SIMBAD>{{cite simbad|title=RCW 103|accessdate=2021-02-19}}</ref>
| dec = {{DEC|-51|02|00.00}}<ref name=SIMBAD/>
| iauc = 
| mag_v =
| dist_pc = 3,100–3,300
| notes =
}}

'''RCW 103''' is a [[supernova remnant]] with [[right ascension]] 16<sup>h</sup>17<sup>m</sup>30<sup>s</sup> and [[declination]] −51° 02{{prime}}. It is approximately 2000 years old and contains [[x-ray]] source [[1E 161348-5055]] at its heart. It is 10,000 light years away in the [[constellation]] [[Norma (constellation)]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Supernova_Leaves_Behind_Mysterious_Object_999.html Supernova Leaves Behind Mysterious Object] (SpaceDaily) 
* [http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/310900/fulltext/975411.text.html The Nature of the Radio-quiet Compact X-Ray Source in Supernova Remnant RCW 103] (The Astrophysical Journal)

{{RCW}}
{{Norma (constellation)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:RCW 103}}
[[Category:Supernova remnants]]
[[Category:Norma (constellation)]]
[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1974|?]]

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