PSR J1748-2446ad

Measured

Distance

21,590 light-years

Constellation

Sagittarius

Position (J2000)

RA 17h 48m 05s, Dec −24.77°

How far, from the Sun

21,600 light-years. To cross it:

• Light21,600 years
• Voyager 1's speed384 million years
• Driving at 100 km/h233 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

• Its equator moves at up to about a quarter of the speed of light.

How it was found

• It was discovered in 2004 with the Green Bank Telescope.

Where this comes from

• Distance of its host cluster Terzan 5: Baumgardt & Vasiliev 2021, MNRAS 505, 5957 (6.62 kpc)
• This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
• This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.