XTE J1739-285
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 17h 39m 53.95s |
| Declination | -28° 29' 46.8"' |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | Q |
| U−B color index | ? |
| B−V color index | ? |
| Variable type | None |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 39,000 Ly |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.51 [1] M☉ |
| Radius | 10.9 km - 1.567E-9 R☉ |
| Luminosity | ? L☉ |
| Temperature | ? K |
| Metallicity | ? |
| Age | ? years |
| Other designations | |
XTE J1739-285 is a neutron star,[2] in the constellation Ophiuchus, situated approximately 39,000 light-years from Earth. It was first observed on 19 October 1999 by NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite.
It had previously been claimed that XTE J1739-285 was the fastest-spinning celestial body yet known, with a frequency of 1122 Hz (approximately 67,320 RPM).[3] However, a re-analysis of these data by other astronomers has been unable to reproduce this result.[4]
XTE J1739-285 has been proposed as a possible quark star, as well as 3C 58.
References
- ↑ http://arxiv.org/abs/0708.3566
- ↑ Low mass X-ray binary
- ↑ Evidence of 1122 Hz X-Ray Burst Oscillations from the Neutron Star X-Ray Transient XTE J1739–285
- ↑ See footnote 1 of "The spin distribution of millisecond X-ray pulsars". 1068. 2008: 67. arXiv:0809.4031
. Bibcode:2008AIPC.1068...67C. doi:10.1063/1.3031208.
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