About J1833-0831
J1833-0831 is a mythic pulsar. It spins once every 7,565.408 ms and carries a surface magnetic field around 1.63×10^14 G.
The most magnetic object known in the universe — it could wipe a credit card from halfway to the Moon.
Mythic pulsar 107 EP
J1833-0831
RA 278.4349° · Dec -8.5188° · 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
- 163107589000000
- magnetar
- yes
- name
- J1833-0831
- period ms
- 7565.4084
How to see it
Like any astronomical target, J1833-0831 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 J1833-0831 is a mythic pulsar
J1833-0831 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.