AXP 1E 1048-59
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Star in the constellation Carina and closest magnetar to Earth
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 10h 50m 08.93s[1] |
| Declination | −59° 53′ 19.9″[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 1RXS J105007.2-595329[1] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) 1E 1048.1-5937 was the first AXP ever observed to emit an SGR-like X-ray burst.[2] It is also the closest magnetar to Earth located 2,759 parsecs (9,000 light-years) away in the constellation Carina.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "1E 1048.1-5937". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ (in English) F. D. Seward & P. A. Charles, A Six-Second Periodic X-ray Source in Carina, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society , 16, 983 (1984) Voir en ligne.
