Astronomy:PSR B1509−58

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Short description: Pulsar in the constellation Circinus
PSR B1509−58
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Circinus[1]
Right ascension  15h 13m 55.52s[2]
Declination −59° 08′ 08.8″[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type Pulsar
Astrometry
Distance17,000 ly
(5,200 ± 1,400 pc)
Details
Rotation0.151581943393 s[2]
Age1,570 years
Other designations
PSR 1509–58[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata

PSR B1509−58 is a pulsar approximately at a distance of 17,000 light-years in the constellation of Circinus discovered by the Einstein X-Ray Observatory in 1982.[3] Its diameter is only 12 miles (19 km). It is located in a Pulsar wind nebula created by itself, that was caused as a remnant of the Supernova (SNR) MSH 15−52 visual approximately 1,700 years ago at the southern celestial hemisphere not visible in the Northern Hemisphere.[4][5] The nebula spans about 150 light years.[6] The 0.1515 second pulsations ("6.597 times per second") are detected in the radio, X-ray, and γ-ray bands.[7]

NASA described the star as "a rapidly spinning neutron star which is spewing energy out into the space around it to create complex and intriguing structures, including one that resembles a large cosmic hand".[8] It is also known by the name "Hand of God".[9] This phenomenon is called pareidolia and is only temporary.

False-color image, nicknamed "Hand of God", from the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), showing low-energy X-rays in red, medium-energy in green, and high-energy in blue. The pulsar (white in the center) also causes the red glowing in the neighboring Hot Plasma Nebula RCW 89 above.[10][11]
  • Composite image Chandra X-ray Observatory & WISE: X-rays are gold; infrared in red, green and blue/max.
    Composite image Chandra X-ray Observatory & WISE: X-rays are gold; infrared in red, green and blue/max.
  • To track this motion, Chandra data is shown, from 2004, 2008, and then a combined image from observations taken in late 2017 and early 2018. These three epochs are shown in the inset of the main graphic.
    To track this motion, Chandra data is shown, from 2004, 2008, and then a combined image from observations taken in late 2017 and early 2018. These three epochs are shown in the inset of the main graphic.
  • Sequence of images of optical, X-ray, radio, and infra-red emission
    Sequence of images of optical, X-ray, radio, and infra-red emission
  • Tour of PSR B1509−58.
    Tour of PSR B1509−58.
  • Sequence of PSR B1509−58 images.
    Sequence of PSR B1509−58 images.
  • Size comparisons: PSR B1509−58 and Crab Nebula.
    Size comparisons: PSR B1509−58 and Crab Nebula.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 99 (617): 695. doi:10.1086/132034. Bibcode: 1987PASP...99..695R  Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Caraveo, P. A.; Mereghetti, S.; Bignami, G. F. (1994). "An Optical Counterpart for PSR 1509-58". The Astrophysical Journal 423: L125. doi:10.1086/187252. Bibcode: 1994ApJ...423L.125C. 
  3. ↑ Seward, F. D.; Harnden, F. R. Jr. (May 1982). "A new, fast X-ray pulsar in the supernova remnant MSH 15-52". The Astrophysical Journal 256: L45. doi:10.1086/183793. Bibcode: 1982ApJ...256L..45S. 
  4. ↑ "How Old Is It?". Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 2009-04-03. http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/b1509/how_old.html. 
  5. ↑ Oxford Academic: Modelling spectral evolution of pulsar wind nebulae inside supernova remnants | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | Oxford Academic, access-date 13. November 2024
  6. ↑ "PSR B1509-58: A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand". Harvard. 2009-04-03. http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/b1509/. 
  7. ↑ "The Polarized Cosmic Hand: IXPE Observations of PSR B1509-58/MSH 15-52". The Astrophysical Journal. 1 November 2023. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/acfa02. 
  8. ↑ "A Young Pulsar Shows Its Hand". NASA. 7 March 2009. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/young-pulsar-shows-hand/. 
  9. ↑ "NASA photos show giant cosmic hand". CNN. 2009-04-14. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/04/14/space.hand/index.html?iref=mpstoryview=. 
  10. ↑ Manuel Peitsch. "RCW 89". Manuel's Astrophotography. https://manuel-astro.ch/project/rcw-89/. 
  11. ↑ Chandra (September 2005). "Chandra Observation of the Interaction between the Hot Plasma Nebula RCW 89 and the Pulsar Jet of PSR B1509-58". The Astrophysical Journal (The SAO Astrophysics Data System) 631 (1): 312. doi:10.1086/432590. Bibcode: 2005ApJ...631..312Y. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ApJ...631..312Y/graphics. Retrieved 16 February 2025. 



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