the Crab Pulsar

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Ninjutsu
gptkbp:age about 950 years
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:supernova_SN_1054
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:David_H._Fruchter
gptkbp:distance about 6,500 light years
gptkbp:emissions_standard pulsed radiation
gptkbp:field about 10^12 Gauss
gptkbp:has_lore gptkb:battle
gptkbp:has_luminosity about 1,000 times that of the Sun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Crab Pulsar
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:physicist
standard candle for distance measurement
astrophysical laboratory
high-energy astrophysical object
cosmic lighthouse
important object in the study of the cosmic microwave background
important object in pulsar research
important object in the study of cosmic phenomena
important object in the study of magnetic fields
important object in the study of relativity
important object in the study of stellar evolution
important object in the study of supernovae
key object in neutron star studies
important object in the study of particle acceleration
pulsating source of radiation
source of cosmic rays
important source of information about the early universe
important object in the study of the interstellar medium
important object in the study of gravitational waves
important object in the study of high-energy astrophysics
gptkbp:is_associated_with gamma-ray bursts
gptkbp:is_known_for its regular pulsing behavior
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:X-rays
space telescopes
gamma rays
radio wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Crab_Nebula
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_Galaxy
a supernova remnant
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:observatory
pulsar timing
gptkbp:is_used_in astrophysical studies
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkb:Crab_Nebula
gptkbp:orbital_period 33 milliseconds
about 4.2 x 10^-13 seconds/second
gptkbp:power_output very high
gptkbp:roll_rate high
gptkbp:width about 0.5 milliseconds
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Crab_Nebula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4