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).
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Right ascension | 20h 07m 15.77s |
| Declination | +27° 22′ 47.7″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | Pulsar |
| Variable type | None |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 17,000 ly (5,300 pc) |
| Details | |
| Rotation | 40.8 Hz |
| Age | ~500,000 years |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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, United States) and Daniel Gebhardt (Universität Mainz, Musikinformatik, Germany) via the distributed computing project Einstein@Home.[1]
References
edit- Notes
- ^ "Einstein@Home 'citizen scientists' discover a new pulsar in Arecibo telescope data". 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- Sources
- Bryn, Brandon (2010-08-13). "Science: Volunteers Find Rare Pulsar in Arecibo Data". AAAS. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- Matson, John (2010-08-12). "Volunteers' Idle Computer Time Turns Up a Celestial Oddball". Scientific American. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
External links
edit- "Home computers discover rare star". BBC News. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- B. Allen; B. Knispel; J. Cordes; et al. (2013). "The Einstein@Home Search for Radio Pulsars and PSR J2007+2722 Discovery". The Astrophysical Journal. 773 (2): 91. arXiv:1303.0028. Bibcode:2013ApJ...773...91A. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/773/2/91. S2CID 119253579.
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