PSR J0002+6216

PSR J0002+6216
	; Pulsar moving away from its Supernova Remnant, while leaving a trail made up of the interstellar medium; Credit: Composite by Jayanne English, University of Manitoba; F. Schinzel et al.; NRAO/AUI/NSF; DRAO/Canadian Galactic Plane Survey; and NASA/IRAS. [CC BY 3.0]
Observation data; Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right ascension	00h 02m 58.17s
Declination	+62° 16′ 09.4″
Astrometry
Total velocity	1127 km/s
Distance	6500 ly ; (2,000 pc)
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	Pulsar
Database references
SIMBAD	data

PSR J0002+6216, also dubbed the Cannonball Pulsar, is a pulsar discovered by the Einstein@Home project in 2017. It is one of the fastest moving pulsars known, and has moved 53 ly (5.0×10¹⁴ km; 3.1×10¹⁴ mi) away from the location of its formation supernova, where the remaining supernova nebula, (^[2]), is. Due to its speed in traversing the interstellar medium, at 1,127 km/s (700 mi/s), it is leaving a 13 ly (1.2×10¹⁴ km; 7.6×10¹³ mi) long wake tail. The pulsar is currently 6,500 ly (6.1×10¹⁶ km; 3.8×10¹⁶ mi) away in the Cassiopeia constellation. The star rotates at a rate of 8.7 times a second.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "PSR J0002+6216". SIMBAD.
^ "Abell 85". AstroSurf.
^ "Astronomers Find Pulsar Hurtling Through Space". Sci-News.com. 22 March 2019.
^ Dave Finley (19 March 2019). "Astronomers Find "Cannonball Pulsar" Speeding Through Space". National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

"Spotted: One of the Fastest Pulsars Ever Seen on YouTube". SciShow News. 29 March 2019. PBS. {{cite episode}}: External link in |title= (help)
Sarah Lewin (23 March 2019). "Whirling 'Cannonball' Pulsar Flees Supernova Site at Epic Speed". Space.com.
Monica Young (22 March 2019). "60-Second Astro News: Cannonball Pulsar & Mapping a Star from Afar". Sky & Telescope.

External links[]

AstroSurf, Abell 85 (CTB 1)

Coordinates: 00^h 02^m 58.17^s, +62° 16′ 09.4″

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[SIMBAD-1] "PSR J0002+6216". SIMBAD.

[AstroSurf-Abell85-2] "Abell 85". AstroSurf.

[SciNews-2019-03-22-3] "Astronomers Find Pulsar Hurtling Through Space". Sci-News.com. 22 March 2019.

[NRAO-2019-03-19-4] Dave Finley (19 March 2019). "Astronomers Find "Cannonball Pulsar" Speeding Through Space". National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Pulsar moving away from its Supernova Remnant, while leaving a trail made up of the interstellar medium Credit: Composite by Jayanne English, University of Manitoba; F. Schinzel et al.; NRAO/AUI/NSF; DRAO/Canadian Galactic Plane Survey; and NASA/IRAS. [CC BY 3.0]
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right ascension	00^h 02^m 58.17^s ^[1]
Declination	+62° 16′ 09.4″ ^[1]
Astrometry

Total velocity	1127 km/s
Distance	6500 ly (2,000 pc)

Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	Pulsar
Database references
SIMBAD	data