Neutron star

SGR 1935+2154

Also SGR J1935+2154

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A magnetar — a neutron star with an enormous magnetic field — that in 2020 gave off the first fast radio burst seen from inside the Milky Way.

Measured

Distance: about 21,530 light-years (published estimates 19,240–23,810)
Constellation: Vulpecula
Position (J2000): RA 19h 34m 56s, Dec +21.90°

How far, from the Sun

About 21,500 light-years. To cross it:

Light21,500 years
Voyager 1's speed383 million years
Driving at 100 km/h232 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 2020 radio burst linked fast radio bursts to magnetars.

How it was found

NASA's Swift satellite discovered it in 2014.

Where this comes from

Zhou et al. 2020, ApJ 905, 99 (6.6 ± 0.7 kpc); Kothes et al. 2018 (ApJ 852, 54) argued for a larger distance
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.