G359.1-0.2

G359.1-0.2

Image of the galactic center of the Milky way galaxy where G359.1-0.2 is located. Here we can see there are many long threads which are similar it appearance to G359.1-0.2
Object type	Astronomical radio source
Other designations	G359.13142-0.20005, The snake, Galactic center snake
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation	Sagittarius
Right ascension	14h 44m 19.244s
Declination	-29h 46m 52.96s
Distance	8 kpc
Notable features	One of the longest radio filaments
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G359.1-0.2 (short for G359.13142-0.20005), or more commonly known as the Galactic Center Snake or more simply known as The Snake, is a radio filament located in the Galactic center of the Milky Way galaxy. It is one of the brightest radio filaments discovered and is also one of the longest at ~70 pc in length, however it is thing being just 0.4 parsecs in width.^[1]

It may have formed from a star trail intersecting a shock from a supernova remnant (SN) which preferentially travelled up the trail accelerating electrons producing radiation.^[2]