About J1708-4008
J1708-4008 is a mythic pulsar. It spins once every 11,006.262 ms and carries a surface magnetic field around 4.70×10^14 G.
The most magnetic object known in the universe — it could wipe a credit card from halfway to the Moon.
Mythic pulsar 107 EP
J1708-4008
RA 257.1953° · Dec -40.1479° · pulsar
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesMythic Top tier reached ✦
- Magnetar +85
- Pulsar +22
Total score 107
Badges
- Pulsar · +22
- Magnetar · +85
Trivia
What makes it special
- Magnetar. The most magnetic object known in the universe — it could wipe a credit card from halfway to the Moon.
By the numbers
- Spin. It whirls around 0.1 times every second.
- Density. A sugar-cube of its core would weigh about a billion tonnes.
Properties
- bsurf
- 470001269200000
- magnetar
- yes
- name
- J1708-4008
- period ms
- 11006.2624
How to see it
Like any astronomical target, J1708-4008 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 J1708-4008 is a mythic pulsar
J1708-4008 scores 107 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the mythic tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Pulsar and Magnetar — 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.