PSR J0437-4715

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:millisecond_pulsar
white dwarf
gptkbp:age ~6.7 billion years
gptkbp:alternativeName PSR B0437-47
gptkbp:binarySystem true
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:PSR_J0437-4715
gptkbp:declination -47° 15′ 09″
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1993
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~500 light-years
gptkbp:hasCompanion white dwarf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PSR J0437-4715
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Pictor
gptkbp:mass 1.44 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor closest and brightest millisecond pulsar
gptkbp:orbitType 5.74 days
gptkbp:parallax 6.396 milliarcseconds
gptkbp:radioEmission yes
gptkbp:rightAscension 04h 37m 15.8s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 5.75 milliseconds
gptkbp:timingPrecision high
gptkbp:usedFor tests of general relativity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pulsar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6