First optical identification of an extragalactic pulsar

Eso_eso9306a_1024

eso_eso9306a June 3rd, 1993

Credit: ESO

Observations of the first optical identification of an extragalactic pulsar.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9306a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
PSR 0540-693
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Neutron Star > Pulsar

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ID
eso9306a
Subject Category
C.3.1.9.1  
Subject Name
PSR 0540-693
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1993-06-03T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9306a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years to the LMC
Facility
New Technology Telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
6840.0, 3912.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso9306a
Metadata Date
2010-01-20T11:40:41+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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