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.[1][3]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 05h 38m 25.0623s[1] |
| Declination | 28° 17′ 09.1″[1] |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 3900 ly (1200[1] pc) |
| Details[1] | |
| Rotation | 143 ms |
| Age | 30,000 ± 4,000 years |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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 139 milliseconds.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f 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. Bibcode:1996ApJ...468L..55A. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.47.2854. doi:10.1086/310218. S2CID 120411173.
- ^ "PSR J0538+2817". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ 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. arXiv:astro-ph/0611068. Bibcode:2007ApJ...654..487N. doi:10.1086/510576. S2CID 14603279.
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