I report here on the analysis and interpretation of a Chandra observation of the supernova remnant Kes 32 .
Kes 32 is rather weak in X-rays due to a large interstellar absorption , which is found to be \sim 4 \times 10 ^ { 22 } cm ^ { -2 } , larger than previously reported .
Spectral analysis indicates that the ionization age of this object is very young , with n _ { e } t \sim 4 \times 10 ^ { 9 } cm ^ { -3 } s , and a temperature of kT _ { e } \sim 1 keV .
The X-ray emission peaks at a smaller radius than in the radio .
The low ionization age suggests that Kes 32 is a young remnant .
However , a young age is in contradiction with the relatively large apparent size , which indicates an age of several thousand years , instead of a few hundred years .
This problem is discussed in connection with Kes 32 ’ s unknown distance and its possible association with the Norma galactic arm .