PSR B1509-58

PSR B1509-58

X-rays from Chandra are gold; Infrared from WISE in red, green and blue/max.
Observation data
Epoch       Equinox
Constellation Circinus
Right ascension 15h 13m 55.52s
Declination −59° 08 08.80
Characteristics
Spectral type Pulsar
Astrometry
Distance17,000 ly
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SIMBADdata

PSR B1509-58 is a pulsar approximately 17,000 light-years away in the constellation of Circinus discovered by the Einstein X-Ray Observatory in 1982.[1] It is approximately 1700 years old[2] and sits in a nebula that spans about 150 light years.[3] 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." [4] Spin rate is "almost 7 times per second".

X-rays from Chandra are red, green, and blue/max.

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