Crab Pulsar

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Apache_Pulsar
gptkbp:age about 950 years
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:supernova_SN_1054
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_W._Taylor
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1968
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 6500 light years
gptkbp:emissions_standard pulsed radiation
gptkbp:has_energy_output high-energy particles
gptkbp:has_field 10^12 Gauss
gptkbp:has_luminosity about 1 million times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_period_derivative 1.6 x 10^-13 seconds/second
gptkbp:has_pulsar_wind relativistic particles
gptkbp:has_pulse_shape complex pulse profile
gptkbp:has_pulse_width about 5 milliseconds
gptkbp:has_spectral_type non-thermal spectrum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Crab Pulsar
gptkbp:is_a high-energy astrophysical object
cosmic lighthouse
key object in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_associated_with gamma-ray bursts
gptkbp:is_considered_as a standard candle for distance measurement
a prototype for millisecond pulsars
gptkbp:is_influential_in pulsar research
gptkbp:is_known_for its high rotational energy
its regular pulse timing
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkbp:is_monitored_by radio telescopes
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Arecibo_Observatory
gptkb:Green_Bank_Telescope
gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkb:X-rays
radio waves
gamma rays
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Crab_Nebula
pulsar timing arrays
neutron star population studies
multi-wavelength astronomy studies
pulsar timing array experiments
the study of neutron star interiors
gptkbp:is_studied_for its magnetic field dynamics
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysicists
gptkbp:is_used_for astrophysical simulations
testing theories of gravity
gptkbp:is_used_in tests of general relativity
gravitational wave detection experiments
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Crab_Nebula
gptkbp:roll_rate 30.2 rotations per second
gptkbp:rotation_period 0.033 seconds
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:Supernova
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SN_1054
gptkbp:bfsLayer 9