1E 1048−59

1E 1048.1−5937
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 50m 08.93s
Declination −59° 53′ 19.9″
Other designations
1RXS J105007.2−595329
Database references
SIMBADdata

AXP 1E 1048.1−5937 was the first anomalous X-ray pulsar ever observed to emit an SGR-like X-ray burst. It is also the closest magnetar to Earth located 2,759 parsecs (9,000 light-years) away in the constellation Carina.

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