PSR B1259-63
(pulsar part of an eclipsing binary)
PSR B1259-63 is a pulsar that is a member of
an eclipsing binary with an O-type star, LS 2883.
The orbit, which has an orbital period of 1237 days is
eccentric, and aligned so the pulsar undergoes a 40-day
eclipse.
The pulsar's pulse period is about 48 ms.
(star,pulsar,binary star)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSR_B1259%E2%88%9263/LS_2883
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=LS+2883
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005A%26A...442....1A/abstract
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 2.30kpc | 7.50kly | | PSR B1259-63 |
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| Coordinates: | PSR B1259-63
J130247.655-635008.67 |
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