Neutron Star

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomical Object
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Pulsar
gptkb:Magnetar
gptkb:X-ray_Binary
gptkbp:canMergeToForm gptkb:Kilonova
Black Hole
Heavier Neutron Star
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Neutrons
gptkbp:density ~4×10^17 kg/m^3
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Walter_Baade
gptkb:Fritz_Zwicky
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1934
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~0.4c
gptkbp:emits gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:Gamma_rays
gptkb:Radio_waves
gptkbp:firstObservedAs gptkb:Pulsar
gptkbp:firstPulsarDiscoveredBy gptkb:Jocelyn_Bell_Burnell
gptkbp:firstPulsarDiscoveryYear 1967
gptkbp:form supernova
gptkbp:hasCoreCity Neutron Star Core
gptkbp:hasCrust Neutron Star Crust
gptkbp:hasEquationOfState unknown
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neutron Star
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
Other Galaxies
gptkbp:magneticFieldStrength 10^8 to 10^15 Gauss
gptkbp:mayInclude Jets
Accretion Disk
Glitches
Starquakes
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Crab_Pulsar
gptkb:PSR_B1919+21
gptkb:Vela_Pulsar
gptkbp:observedBy Anomalous X-ray Pulsar
Central Compact Object
Isolated Neutron Star
Rotating Radio Transient
Soft Gamma Repeater
gptkbp:range 1.1 to 2.3 Solar Masses
10 to 20 kilometers
gptkbp:rotationPeriod milliseconds to seconds
gptkbp:studiedBy Astrophysicists
Gravitational Wave Detectors
Radio Telescopes
X-ray Observatories
gptkbp:surfaceGravity ~10^11 times Earth gravity
gptkbp:temperature ~600,000 K
gptkbp:type Stellar Remnant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Larry_Niven
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5