PSR J2007+2722
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Right ascension | 20h 07m 15.77s |
| Declination | +27° 22′ 47.7″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | Pulsar |
| U−B color index | ? |
| B−V color index | ? |
| Variable type | None |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 17,000 ly (5,300 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | ? M☉ |
| Radius | ? R☉ |
| Luminosity | ? L☉ |
| Temperature | ? K |
| Metallicity | ? |
| Rotation | ? |
| Age | ~500 kyr approx. years |
| Other designations | |
PSR J2007+2722 is a 40.8-hertz isolated pulsar in the Vulpecula constellation, 5.3 kpc (17,000 ly) distant in the plane of the Galaxy, and is most likely a disrupted recycled pulsar (DRP).
J2007+2722 was found on data taken by the Arecibo radio telescope in February 2007, and analyzed by volunteers Chris and Helen Colvin (Ames, Iowa, USA) and Daniel Gebhardt (Universität Mainz, Musikinformatik, Germany) via the distributed computing project Einstein@Home.[1]
References
- ↑ "Einstein@Home 'citizen scientists' discover a new pulsar in Arecibo telescope data". 12 August 2010. Retrieved June 2013.
External links
- "Home computers discover rare star". BBC News. 13 August 2010. Retrieved June 2013.
- Matson, John (12 August 2010). "Volunteers' Idle Computer Time Turns Up a Celestial Oddball". Scientific American. Retrieved June 2013.
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