PSR J0523−7125
Pulsar in the constellation Dorado
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PSR J0523−7125 is a pulsar that, due to its size and brightness, was initially believed to be a distant galaxy.[3] It is located about 160,000 light-years (49,000 parsecs) away in the southern constellation of Dorado, near the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud.[3] Investigation via the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder showed the pulsar to have a high circular polarization with a steep spectrum.[2] Its rotation measure is twice as large as any other pulsar found in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which also makes it one of the most luminous pulsars ever found.[3]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox ICRS | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado[1] |
| Right ascension | 05h 23m 48.66s[2] |
| Declination | −71° 25′ 52.58″[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | Pulsar |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +456 rad m−2[2] km/s |
| Distance | 160,000 ly (49,000 pc) |
| Details | |
| Rotation | 0.3225 s[2] |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
