About J1918+1514g
J1918+1514g is a common pulsar. It has a dispersion measure of 134 pc cm⁻³.
A sugar-cube of its core would weigh about a billion tonnes.
Common pulsar 22 EP
J1918+1514g
RA 289.7375° · Dec 15.2333° · pulsar
Score breakdown
· 1 badgeCommon 24 pts → Uncommon
- Pulsar +22
Total score 22
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
Badges
- Pulsar · +22
Trivia
By the numbers
- Density. A sugar-cube of its core would weigh about a billion tonnes.
Properties
- dm
- 134
- name
- J1918+1514g
How to see it
Like any astronomical target, J1918+1514g is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Why J1918+1514g is a common pulsar
J1918+1514g scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 1 science badge — Pulsar — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.