Astronomy:PSR J1856+0245
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Short description: Radio pulsar in the constellation Aquila
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2022) |
| Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquila |
| Right ascension | 18h 56m 50.80s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 45′ 50.2″[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Pulsar |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 29,000 ly (9,000[citation needed] pc) |
| Details | |
| Rotation | 80.90668906 ms |
| Age | 20,600 years |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
PSR J1856+0245 is a pulsar 9 kpc (29 kly) away from Earth. It shows similar properties to the Vela Pulsar. It completes rotation period every 80.906 milliseconds and is characteristic age of 20,600 years old.
PSR J1856+0245 is believed to be associated with HESS J1857+026, a pulsar wind nebula located in the same region of space.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hessels, J. W. T.; Nice, D. J.; Gaensler, B. M.; Kaspi, V. M.; Lorimer, D. R.; Champion, D. J.; Lyne, A. G.; Kramer, M. et al. (8 July 2008). "PSR J1856+0245: Arecibo Discovery of a Young, Energetic Pulsar Coincident with the TeV γ-Ray Source HESS J1857+026" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal Letters 682 (1): L41–L44. doi:10.1086/590908. ISSN 1538-4357. Bibcode: 2008ApJ...682L..41H.
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