About J1748-3009
J1748-3009 is an epic pulsar. It spins once every 9.684 ms and has a dispersion measure of 420.2 pc cm⁻³.
It whirls around 103 times every second.
Epic pulsar 62 EP
J1748-3009
RA 267.0990° · Dec -30.1531° · pulsar
Score breakdown
· 4 badgesEpic 68 pts → Anomaly
- Pulsar +22
- Millisecond pulsar +20
- Binary pulsar +12
- Deeply embedded (high DM) +8
Total score 62
6 more points to reach Anomaly.
Badges
- Pulsar · +22
- Millisecond pulsar · +20
- Binary pulsar · +12
- Deeply embedded (high DM) · +8
Trivia
By the numbers
- Spin. It whirls around 103 times every second.
- Density. A sugar-cube of its core would weigh about a billion tonnes.
Properties
- binary
- yes
- dm
- 420.2
- name
- J1748-3009
- period ms
- 9.684
How to see it
Like any astronomical target, J1748-3009 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 J1748-3009 is an epic pulsar
J1748-3009 scores 62 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Pulsar, Millisecond pulsar, Binary 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.