| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Scutum |
| Right ascension | 18h 32m 40.866s |
| Declination | -10° 21′ 32.78″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.28 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | Pulsar |
| Variable type | None |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 30,000 ly |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.4 M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
PSR B1829-10 (often shortened to PSR 1829-10) is a pulsar that is approximately 30,000 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum. This pulsar has been the target of interest, because of a mistaken identification of a planet around it. Andrew G. Lyne of the University of Manchester and Bailes claimed in July 1991 to have found "a planet orbiting the neutron star PSR1829-10"[1] but in 1992 retracted.[2] They had failed to correctly take into account the ellipticity of Earth's orbit, and had incorrectly concluded that a planet with an orbital period of half a year existed around the pulsar.