Astronomy:PSR J0538+2817
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Short description: Pulsar in the constellation Taurus
| Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
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| Constellation | Taurus[1] |
| Right ascension | 05h 38m 25.06s[2] |
| Declination | 28° 17′ 09.1″[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 3,900 ly (1,200[2] pc) |
| Details[2] | |
| Rotation | 0.14315825891177 s |
| Age | 30,000±4,000 years |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
PSR J0538+2817 is a pulsar situated in the constellation of Taurus. Discovered in 1996, it stirred interest from the fact that it is physically linked to the supernova remnant SNR G180.8–02.2.[2][4] It completes spin every 0.1431 seconds.
The characteristic age of PSR J0538+2817 gives an older estimate: 618,000 years. However, observation of the pulsar's proper motion gives a much younger result: 30,000±4,000 years, meaning that the pulsar must have begun rotating at a relatively slow pace, at 0.139 seconds.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Anderson, S. B.; Cadwell, B. J.; Jacoby, B. A.; Wolszczan, A.; Foster, R. S.; Kramer, M. (1 September 1996). "A 143 Millisecond Radio Pulsar in the Supernova Remnant S147". The Astrophysical Journal 468 (1): L55–L58. doi:10.1086/310218. Bibcode: 1996ApJ...468L..55A.
- ↑ "PSR J0538+2817". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=PSR+J0538%2B2817.
- ↑ Ng, C.-Y.; Romani, Roger W.; Brisken, Walter F.; Chatterjee, Shami; Kramer, Michael (January 2007). "The Origin and Motion of PSR J0538+2817 in S147". The Astrophysical Journal 654 (1): 487–493. doi:10.1086/510576. Bibcode: 2007ApJ...654..487N.
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