PSR J0108-1431

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PSR J0108-1431
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 08m 08.29s[1]
Declination –14° 31′ 48.5″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) ≤ 27.8[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 92 ± 44[3] mas/yr
Dec.: −176 ± 70[3] mas/yr
Distance 424[4] ly
(130 pc)
Details
Temperature 88,000[5] K
Rotation 0.808 s[3]
Age 166 million[3] years

PSR J0108-1431 is a solitary pulsar located at a distance of about 130 parsecs (424 light years) in the constellation Cetus. This pulsar was discovered in 1994 during the Parkes Southern Pulsar Survey.[6] It is considered a very old pulsar with an estimated age of 166 million years and a rotation period of 0.8 seconds.[3] The rotational energy being generated by the spin-down of this pulsar is 5.8 × 1023 W and the surface magnetic field is 2.5 × 107 T. As of 2008, it is the second faintest known pulsar.[2]

An X-ray emission with an energy flux of (9 ± 2) × 1012 W m−2 was detected in the 0.3–8 keV band using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This X-ray energy is generated from the conversion of 0.4% of the pulsar's spin-down power. As of 2009, PSR J0108-1431 is the least powerful of the ordinary pulsars that have been detected in the X-ray range.[3]

The "Very Large Telescope" at the European Southern Observatory in Northern Chile observed a possible optical counterpart of this neutron star. The object has an apparent magnitude that is (X ≤ 27.8).[2] No companions have been discovered in orbit around this object.[4]

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