PSR B1828−11
Pulsar in the constellation Scutum
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PSR B1828−11 (also known as PSR B1828−10[2]) is a pulsar approximately 10,000 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum. The star exhibits variations in the timing and shape of its pulses: this was at one stage interpreted as due to a possible planetary system in orbit around the pulsar, though the model required an anomalously large second period derivative of the pulse times.[3] The planetary model was later discarded in favour of precession effects as the planets could not cause the observed shape variations of the pulses.[4][5] While the generally accepted model is that the pulsar is a neutron star undergoing free precession,[6] a model has been proposed that interprets the pulsar as a quark star undergoing forced precession due to an orbiting "quark planet".[7] The entry for the pulsar on SIMBAD lists this hypothesis as being controversial.[2] It completes spin period of 0.405 seconds.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scutum |
| Right ascension | 18h 30m 47.75s |
| Declination | −10° 59′ 10.8″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | Pulsar |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 10,000 ly (3,200[1] pc) |
| Details | |
| Rotation | 0.405093982953 s |
| Other designations | |
| PSR J1830−1059, PSR B1828−10 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
