PSR J2007+2722
Pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
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PSR J2007+2722 is a 40.82-hertz (24.497 milliseconds) isolated pulsar in the Vulpecula constellation, 5.3 kpc (17,000 ly) distant in the plane of the Galaxy, and is most likely a disrupted recycled pulsar (DRP).
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox ICRS | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Right ascension | 20h 07m 15.77s |
| Declination | +27° 22′ 47.7″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | Pulsar |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 17,000 ly (5,300 pc) |
| Details | |
| Rotation | 40.820677605083 Hz 24.497388545933 ms |
| Age | 404 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| PSR J2007+2722 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
PSR J2007+2722 was found on data taken by the Arecibo radio telescope in February 2007, and analyzed by volunteers Chris and Helen Colvin (Ames, Iowa, United States) and Daniel Gebhardt (Universität Mainz, Musikinformatik, Germany) via the distributed computing project Einstein@Home.[1]
