On the Distance of SGR 1935+2154 Associated with FRB 200428 and Hosted in SNR G57.2+0.8

Abstract

Owing to the detection of an extremely bright fast radio burst (FRB) 200428 associated with a hard X-ray counterpart from the magnetar soft gamma-ray repeater (SGR) 1935+2154, the distance of SGR 1935+2154 potentially hosted in the supernova remnant (SNR) G57.2+0.8 can be revisited. Under the assumption that the SGR and the SNR are physically related, in this Letter, by investigating the dispersion measure (DM) of the FRB contributed by the foreground medium of our Galaxy and the local environments and combining other observational constraints, we find that the distance of SGR 1935+2154 turns out to be 9.0 ± 2.5 kpc and the SNR radius falls into 10–18 pc since the local DM contribution is as low as 0–18 pc cm −3 . These results are basically consistent with previous studies. In addition, an estimate for the Faraday rotation measure of the SGR and SNR is also carried out.