This article is about pulsar associated with the Vela supernova remnant. For high-mass X-ray binary system, see Vela X-1.
Vela Pulsar
The Vela Pulsar and its surrounding pulsar wind nebula
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation
Vela
Right ascension
08h 35m 20.65525s[1]
Declination
−45° 10′ 35.1545″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
23.6
Astrometry
Distance
959+248 −163 ly (294+76 −50[2] pc)
Other designations
HU Vel, PSR J0835-4510, PSR B0833-45, 4U 0833-45, 2CG 263-02, 2E 0833.6-4500, 3EG J0834-4511, H 0833-450, INTEGRAL1 5, SNR G263.6-02.8
Database references
SIMBAD
data
The Vela Pulsar (PSR J0835-4510 or PSR B0833-45) is a radio, optical, X-ray- and gamma-emitting pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant in the constellation of Vela. Its parent Type II supernova exploded approximately 11,000–12,300 years ago (and was about 800 light-years away).
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The VelaPulsar (PSR J0835-4510 or PSR B0833-45) is a radio, optical, X-ray- and gamma-emitting pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant in the...
radio pulsar, the VelaPulsar. The first millisecond pulsar, PSR B1937+21 The brightest millisecond pulsar, PSR J0437−4715 The first X-ray pulsar, Cen...
about 900 light-years away). The association of the Vela supernova remnant with the Velapulsar, made by astronomers at the University of Sydney in 1968...
TeV has been detected from the Crab pulsar and together with the VelaPulsar at 20 TeV are the only two known pulsar with emission in this energy range...
within the large Vela Supernova Remnant. As the pulsar wind nebula ages, the supernova remnant dissipates and disappears. Over time, pulsar wind nebulae may...
VelaPulsar was detected in 1977 at the Anglo-Australian Observatory, and was the faintest star ever imaged at that time. Six known optical pulsars are...
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Pencil Nebula) is a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant, located near the VelaPulsar in the constellation Vela. The nebula's linear appearance triggered...
evolved H II region. It contains the 11,000-year-old Vela Supernova Remnant, along with the VelaPulsar. The Gum Nebula contains about 32 cometary globules...
line emitted by a hydrogen atom. His measurements of polarization of VelaPulsar aided in establishing the picture of a magnetized rotating neutron star...
installed in 2007. The 14 m Vela telescope that was constructed in 1981 as a dedicated instrument for observation of the VelaPulsar has been decommissioned...
gamma ray emissions. In a 1960 paper, he noted the similarities between pulsars and quasars. He returned to this in 1976, applying his model to the radio...
number of known pulsars (including the Crab and Velapulsars), and directed search towards the supernova remnants Cassiopeia A and Vela Jr. and the Galactic...
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