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N49 is a supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Chandra X-ray data shows million-degree gas. Although X-rays reveal a round shell of emission, the X-rays also show brightening in the southeast, confirming the idea of colliding material in that area. Chandra also finds evidence for a so-called soft gamma-ray repeater -- mysterious objects that rapidly emit pulses of high-energy radiation -- within the boundary of N49.