CXO J164710.2-455216

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CXO J164710.2-455216
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation
(pronunciation)
Ara
Right ascension 01h 00m 43.14s[1]
Declination -72° 11′ 33.8″[1]
Astrometry
Spectral type neutron star and magentar
Apparent magnitude (V)  ?
Distance 17.000 light-years
Details
Mass 2 M
Radius 9.5 R
Luminosity ? L
Temperature ? K
Metallicity ?
Rotation 8.020392
Age 3.5 - 5 million years
Other designations

CXO J164710.2-455216, neutron star and magentar.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Additional Planetary and Low-Luminosity Object Transits from the OGLE 2001 and 2002 Observational Campaigns, A. Udalski, G. Pietrzynski, M. Szymanski, M. Kubiak, K. Zebrun, I. Soszynski, O. Szewczyk, and L. Wyrzykowski, Acta Astronomica 53 (June 2003), pp. 133–149.