PSR J0540−6919
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 40m 10.84s |
| Declination | −69° 19′ 54.2″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 22.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | Pulsar |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 161,000 ly (49,400 pc) |
| Details | |
| Rotation | 50.5697030222 ms |
| Age | 1,670 years |
| Other designations | |
| PSR J0540−6919, PSR B0540−69, PKS 0540−693 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
PSR J0540−6919 (PSR B0540−69) is a pulsar in the Tarantula Nebula of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is the first extragalactic gamma-ray pulsar discovered. A rotation period of 50.569 milliseconds and is characteristic age of 1,670 years old.