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Pulsar planets are planets that are orbiting pulsars. The first such planets to be discovered were around a millisecond pulsar in 1992 and were the first extrasolar planets to be confirmed as discovered. Pulsars are extremely precise clocks and even small planets can create detectable variations in pulsar traits; the smallest-known exoplanet is ...
High-mass binaries Spin period (sec) Orbital period (days) Companion ; SMC X-1: 0.717 3.89 Sk 160 (B0 I) : Centaurus X-3 (Cen X-3) : 4.82 2.09 V779 Cen (O6-8f) : RX J0648.1-4419: 13.2
X-ray pulsar-based navigation and timing (XNAV) or simply pulsar navigation is a navigation technique whereby the periodic X-ray signals emitted from pulsars are used to determine the location of a vehicle, such as a spacecraft in deep space. A vehicle using XNAV would compare received X-ray signals with a database of known pulsar frequencies ...
Popular name Type Constellation ... Host to the first-discovered extrasolar and pulsar planets PSR B1620−26: Pulsar: Scorpius: 16h 23m 38.2218s: −26° 31′ 53. ...
Comet Lovejoy and Jupiter, a giant gas planet; The Sun; Sirius A with Sirius B, a white dwarf; the Crab Nebula, a remnant supernova; A black hole (artist concept); Vela Pulsar, a rotating neutron star; M80, a globular cluster, and the Pleiades, an open star cluster; The Whirlpool galaxy and Abell 2744, a galaxy cluster; Superclusters, galactic ...
PSR B1620-26 b orbits a pair of stars.The primary star, PSR B1620-26, is a pulsar, a neutron star spinning at 100 revolutions per second, with a mass of 1.34 M ☉, a likely radius of around 20 kilometers (0.00003 R ☉) and a likely temperature less than or equal to 300,000 K.
PSR B1257+12 c, alternatively designated PSR B1257+12 B, also named Poltergeist, is an extrasolar planet approximately 2,300 light-years away [3] in the constellation of Virgo. It was one of the first planets ever discovered outside the Solar System, [4] [5] and is one of three pulsar planets known to be orbiting the pulsar Lich.
Pages in category "Pulsar planets" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...