PSR J0540−6919

PSR J0540−6919
PSR B0540−69

PSR B0540-69 and its surrounding supernova remnant imaged by the Chandra X-ray Observatory
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Dorado
Right ascension 05h 40m 10.84s
Declination −69° 19′ 54.2″
Apparent magnitude (V) 22.0
Characteristics
Spectral type Pulsar
Variable type Pulsar
Astrometry
Distance161,000 ly
(49,400 pc)
Details
Rotation50 ms
Age1660 years
Other designations
PSR J0540−6919, PSR B0540-69, PKS 0540−693
Database references
SIMBADdata

PSR J0540−6919 (PSR B0540−69) is a pulsar in the Tarantula Nebula of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is the first extragalactic gamma-ray pulsar discovered.

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