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   PR # 42090
   We propose a 60 ks ASCA observation of G299.2-2.9, first discovered
   as an extended x-ray source in the Einstein Slew Survey, and recently
   identified as a supernova remnant in the ROSAT All-Sky Survey. The
   x-ray characteristics appear to imply a very young and somewhat
   underluminous remnant, perhaps displaying a centrally bright
   morphology. Our proposed observation will definitively determine if
   the emission is characteristic of a young ejecta-dominated remnant,
   or a moderate age remnant whose distance has been underestimated.
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