View source for Astronomy:PSR B1509-58

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| name = PSR B1509-58
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| image = [[File:PIA18848-PSRB1509-58-ChandraXRay-WiseIR-20141023.jpg|250px]]
| caption = [[Physics:X-ray|X-ray]]s from [[Astronomy:Chandra X-ray Observatory|Chandra]] are gold; [[Physics:Infrared|Infrared]] from [[Astronomy:Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer|WISE]] in red, green and blue/max.
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{{Starbox observe
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| constell = [[Astronomy:Circinus|Circinus]]
| ra = {{RA|15|13|55.52}}
| dec = {{DEC|-59|08|08.80}}
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| class = [[Astronomy:Pulsar|Pulsar]]
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| parallax = <!--Parallax (in milliarcsec)-->
| p_error = <!--Parallax error (in milliarcsec)-->
| parallax_footnote = <!--Parallax footnote-->
| dist_ly = 170,000
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| space_v_w = <!--Space velocity (W), σw (in km/s)-->
| absmag_v = <!--Absolute magnitude (Johnson-Cousins V system)-->
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{{Starbox reference
| Simbad = PSR+B1509-58
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__NOTOC__
'''PSR B1509-58''' is a [[Astronomy:Pulsar|pulsar]] approximately 17,000 [[Astronomy:Light-year|light-year]]s away in the [[Astronomy:Constellation|constellation]] of [[Astronomy:Circinus|Circinus]] discovered by the [[Astronomy:Einstein Observatory|Einstein X-Ray Observatory]] in 1982.<ref>Seward F. D., Harnden Jr F. R., 1982, ApJ, 256, L45</ref> It appears approximately 1,700 years old,<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/b1509/how_old.html|title=How Old Is It?|date=2009-04-03|publisher=Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics}}</ref> and it sits in a nebula that spans about 150 light years.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/b1509/|title=PSR B1509-58: A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand|date=2009-04-03|publisher=Harvard}}</ref> [[Organization:NASA|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." Which is also known by name "Hand of God". <ref name=cnn>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/04/14/space.hand/index.html?iref=mpstoryview=|title=NASA photos show giant cosmic hand|publisher=CNN|date=2009-04-14}}</ref> Spin rate is "almost 7 times per second".
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| caption1  = <center>[[Physics:X-ray|X-ray]]s from [[Astronomy:Chandra X-ray Observatory|Chandra]] are red, green, and blue/max.</center>
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==Gallery==
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Image:Tour of PSR B1509-58.OGG|Tour of PSR B1509-58.
Image:Sequence of PSR B1509-58 Images.OGG|Sequence of PSR B1509-58 images.
Image:Size Comparison Between PSR B1509-58 and Crab Nebula.OGG|Size comparisons: PSR B1509-58 and [[Astronomy:Crab Nebula|Crab Nebula]].
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090403181503.htm Science Daily]
*[http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/b1509/ Chandra X-Ray Observatory blog]
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