Star in the constellation Carina and closest magnetar to Earth
AXP 1E 1048.1-5937 Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 10h 50m 08.93s[1] |
Declination | −59° 53′ 19.9″[1] |
Other designations |
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1RXS J105007.2-595329[1] |
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SIMBAD | data |
Anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) 1E 1048.1-5937 was the first AXP ever observed to emit an SGR-like X-ray burst.[2] 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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