Abstract
Observations from OSO-7 identify SN 1006 as a weak X-ray source, with an intensity of 9 x 10/sup -11/ ergs cm/sup -2/ s/sup -1/ in the energy range 1--10 keV. The spectrum can be represented by a power law with energy index 1.3 or by thermal bremsstrahlung at kT = 4 keV. Interpretation of the observations as thermal X-ray emission from an adiabatic blast wave indicates that SN 1006 is about 1.2 kpc distant, and that its initial kinetic energy is of the order of 10/sup 50/ ergs. (auth)
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