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SNR Kes 73

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A neutron star with the strongest magnetic field known, given to violent outbursts.

Measured

Distance
about 27,723 light-years

How far, from the Sun

About 27,700 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light27,700 years
  • Voyager 1's speed493 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h299 billion years

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

Facts

  • turns once every 12 seconds
  • seen to give off bursts, glitches
  • About 28,000 light-years away (± 3,800).

Where this comes from

  • Pulsar distances: Deller et al. 2019, ApJ 875, 100 (PSRπ, VLBA parallaxes). Magnetars: Olausen & Kaspi 2014, ApJS 212, 6, via the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg (DOI 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.