AXP 1E 1048-59

AXP 1E 1048.1-5937
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 50m 08.93s
Declination −59° 53′ 19.9″
Other designations
1RXS J105007.2-595329
Database references
SIMBADdata

Anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) 1E 1048.1-5937 was the first AXP ever observed to emit an SGR-like X-ray burst. It is also the closest magnetar to Earth located 2,759 parsecs (9,000 light-years) away in the constellation Carina.

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