About J1738-2736
J1738-2736 is an uncommon pulsar. It spins once every 627.716 ms, has a dispersion measure of 323.6 pc cm⁻³ and carries a surface magnetic field around 1.72×10^12 G.
It whirls around 1.6 times every second.
Uncommon pulsar 30 EP
J1738-2736
RA 264.5609° · Dec -27.6072° · pulsar
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesUncommon 33 pts → Rare
- Pulsar +22
- Deeply embedded (high DM) +8
Total score 30
3 more points to reach Rare.
Badges
- Pulsar · +22
- Deeply embedded (high DM) · +8
Trivia
By the numbers
- Spin. It whirls around 1.6 times every second.
- Density. A sugar-cube of its core would weigh about a billion tonnes.
Properties
- bsurf
- 1724068081000
- dm
- 323.6
- name
- J1738-2736
- period ms
- 627.7155
Nearby objects
- Uncommon KMT-2019-BLG-0298L b exoplanet 0.3°
- Uncommon KMT-2018-BLG-0087L b exoplanet 0.3°
- Uncommon KMT-2018-BLG-0029L b exoplanet 0.4°
- Trash HIP 86327 star 0.4°
- Uncommon KMT-2018-BLG-0030L b exoplanet 0.4°
- Trash HD 159881 star 0.4°
- Uncommon KMT-2018-BLG-0247L b exoplanet 0.5°
- Uncommon OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L b exoplanet 0.5°
How to see it
Like any astronomical target, J1738-2736 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 J1738-2736 is an uncommon pulsar
J1738-2736 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Pulsar and Deeply embedded (high DM) — 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.