PSR J2007+2722

PSR J2007+2722
ObjectBlack Holes and Neutron Stars

An isolated pulsar in Vulpecula, identified through Einstein@Home analysis.

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PSR J2007+2722

  • Black Holes and Neutron Stars

PSR J2007+2722 is an isolated pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula. It rotates at 40.82 hertz, with a period of 24.497 milliseconds, and lies 5.3 kiloparsecs from Earth in the plane of the Galaxy. It is considered most likely to be a disrupted recycled pulsar. The object was found in Arecibo radio telescope data taken in February 2007 and analyzed through the Einstein@Home distributed computing project.

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Type
Isolated pulsar, most likely a disrupted recycled pulsar
Location
Vulpecula constellation, 5.3 kpc distant
Discovery data
Found in Arecibo data taken in February 2007
Sources and credits

Sources and credits

Article
PSR J2007+2722 (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata
Q1558495
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