1E 1048−59
Star in the constellation Carina and closest magnetar to Earth
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AXP 1E 1048.1−5937 was the first anomalous X-ray pulsar ever observed to emit an SGR-like X-ray burst.[3] It is also the closest magnetar to Earth located 2,759 parsecs (9,000 light-years) away in the constellation Carina.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina[1] |
| Right ascension | 10h 50m 08.93s[2] |
| Declination | −59° 53′ 19.9″[2] |
| Other designations | |
| 1RXS J105007.2−595329[2] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
