About J2042+0246
J2042+0246 is an epic pulsar. It spins once every 4.534 ms, has a dispersion measure of 9.27 pc cm⁻³ and carries a surface magnetic field around 255,215,168 G.
It whirls around 221 times every second.
Epic pulsar 54 EP
J2042+0246
RA 310.5458° · Dec 2.7707° · pulsar
Score breakdown
· 3 badgesEpic 68 pts → Anomaly
- Pulsar +22
- Millisecond pulsar +20
- Binary pulsar +12
Total score 54
14 more points to reach Anomaly.
Badges
- Pulsar · +22
- Millisecond pulsar · +20
- Binary pulsar · +12
Trivia
By the numbers
- Spin. It whirls around 221 times every second.
- Density. A sugar-cube of its core would weigh about a billion tonnes.
Properties
- binary
- yes
- bsurf
- 255215168.2
- dm
- 9.2694
- name
- J2042+0246
- period ms
- 4.5337
How to see it
Like any astronomical target, J2042+0246 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 J2042+0246 is an epic pulsar
J2042+0246 scores 54 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Pulsar, Millisecond pulsar and Binary pulsar — 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.