PSR J2124−3358 is a millisecond pulsar located in the constellation Microscopium. It is one of the brightest examples of its type in the X-ray spectrum. Discovered in 1997, no optical component was observed in 2003.[5]
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Right ascension | 21h 24m 43.8464s[1] |
| Declination | −33° 58′ 44.961″[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | Pulsar[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −14.09 mas/yr[3] Dec.: −50.23 mas/yr[3] |
| Distance | 881 ly (270[4] pc) |
| Details | |
| Age | 7.2[5] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
PSR J2124-3358 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
References
edit- ^ a b Kerr, M.; Ray, P. S.; Johnston, S.; Shannon, R. M.; Camilo, F. (November 25, 2015). "Timing Gamma-ray Pulsars with the Fermi Large Area Telescope: Timing Noise and Astrometry". The Astrophysical Journal. 814 (2). American Astronomical Society: 128. arXiv:1510.05099. Bibcode:2015ApJ...814..128K. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/814/2/128. ISSN 1538-4357. S2CID 102342118.
- ^ Abdo, A. A.; et al. (May 25, 2010). "Fermi Large Area Telescope First Source Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 188 (2). American Astronomical Society: 405–436. arXiv:1002.2280. Bibcode:2010ApJS..188..405A. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/188/2/405. ISSN 0067-0049. S2CID 122825311.
- ^ Perera, B B P; et al. (October 12, 2019). "The International Pulsar Timing Array: second data release". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 490 (4). Oxford University Press (OUP): 4666–4687. arXiv:1909.04534. Bibcode:2019MNRAS.490.4666P. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz2857. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 259278135.
- ^ Hobbs, G.; Lorimer, D. R.; Lyne, A. G.; Kramer, M. (July 1, 2005). "A statistical study of 233 pulsar proper motions". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 360 (3). Oxford University Press (OUP): 974–992. arXiv:astro-ph/0504584. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.360..974H. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09087.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 18099069.
- ^ a b Mignani, Roberto P.; Becker, Werner (2003). "VLT observations of the solitary millisecond pulsar PSR J2124 −3358". Advances in Space Research. 33 (4): 616–619. arXiv:astro-ph/0301114. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2003.08.027. S2CID 6841754.
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