PSR J1930−1852

PSR J1930−1852
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 19h 30m 29.716s
Declination −18° 51′ 46.27″
Characteristics
Spectral type Pulsar + Neutron star
Astrometry
Distance4,900 ly
(1,500 pc)
Orbit
PrimaryPSR J1930−1852 A
NamePSR J1930−1852 B
Period (P)45.0600007(5) d
Semi-major axis (a)50900000 km (mean separation)
Eccentricity (e)0.39886340(17)
Periastron epoch (T)JD 2456527.142330(3)
22 August 2013 15:24:57 UTC
Details
PSR J1930−1852 A
Mass≤1.32 M
Rotation0.18552016047926(8) s
Age163 Myr
PSR J1930−1852 B
Mass≥1.30 M
Other designations
PSR J1930−1852
Database references
SIMBADdata

PSR J1930−1852 is a binary pulsar system, composed of a pulsar and a neutron star and orbiting around their common center of mass. Located 4,900 light-years (1,500 pc) away from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius, it is the most distantly-separated double neutron star system known.