Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Apache_Pulsar
|
| gptkbp:age |
about 11,000 years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
Astronomers
|
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
gptkb:1968
|
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
about 1,000 light years
|
| gptkbp:emissions_standard |
radio waves
|
| gptkbp:has_companion |
Vela X-1
|
| gptkbp:has_field |
about 10^12 Gauss
|
| gptkbp:has_luminosity |
about 100 times that of the Sun
|
| gptkbp:has_period_derivative |
about 1.2 x 10^-15
|
| gptkbp:has_pulse_frequency |
about 11.2 Hz
|
| gptkbp:has_pulse_shape |
complex pulse profile
|
| gptkbp:has_pulse_width |
about 30 milliseconds
|
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
non-thermal spectrum
|
| gptkbp:has_spin_down_rate |
about 1.4 x 10^-13 seconds per second
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Vela Pulsar
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gamma-ray bursts
Vela supernova explosion |
| gptkbp:is_considered_as |
a standard candle for distance measurement
a prototype for other pulsars a key object in astrophysics |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its timing precision
its high rotational speed its regular pulsations |
| gptkbp:is_monitored_by |
radio telescopes
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:X-rays
optical wavelengths space telescopes gamma rays infrared wavelengths |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
pulsar timing arrays Vela supernova remnant the Galactic plane the Vela constellation Pulsar Binaries pulsar catalogues the Vela pulsar group the Vela supernova remnant |
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:Supernova
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_for |
stellar evolution
gravitational wave detection pulsar wind nebulae magnetar properties the equation of state of neutron stars |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
astrophysical research
cosmology studies timekeeping experiments tests of general relativity pulsar timing experiments |
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Vela_constellation
|
| gptkbp:perihelion |
gptkb:young_pulsar
|
| gptkbp:rotation_period |
0.089 seconds
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:NGC_2736
gptkb:Vela_constellation |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|