About J1859+0026g
J1859+0026g is an epic pulsar. It spins once every 8.57 ms and has a dispersion measure of 334.1 pc cm⁻³.
It whirls around 117 times every second.
Epic pulsar 50 EP
J1859+0026g
RA 284.9917° · Dec 0.4333° · pulsar
Score breakdown
· 3 badgesEpic 68 pts → Anomaly
- Pulsar +22
- Millisecond pulsar +20
- Deeply embedded (high DM) +8
Total score 50
18 more points to reach Anomaly.
Badges
- Pulsar · +22
- Millisecond pulsar · +20
- Deeply embedded (high DM) · +8
Trivia
By the numbers
- Spin. It whirls around 117 times every second.
- Density. A sugar-cube of its core would weigh about a billion tonnes.
Properties
- dm
- 334.1
- name
- J1859+0026g
- period ms
- 8.57
How to see it
Like any astronomical target, J1859+0026g 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 J1859+0026g is an epic pulsar
J1859+0026g scores 50 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 18 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Pulsar, Millisecond 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.