Crab Pulsar

Summary

Crab Pulsar is a pulsar^[1]. It draws 510 Wikipedia views per month (pulsar category, ranking #2 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Crab Pulsar's image is recorded as Chandra-crab.jpg^[3].
• Crab Pulsar's instance of is recorded as pulsar^[4].
• Crab Pulsar's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[5].
• Crab Pulsar's spectral class is recorded as F^[6].
• Crab Pulsar's Commons category is recorded as Crab Pulsar^[7].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05343194+2200521^[8].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as PSR B0531+21.9^[9].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as PSR 0532^[10].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as PSR 0531^[11].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as PSR B0532+21^[12].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as PSR B0531+21^[13].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as PSR J0534+2200^[14].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as PLX 1266^[15].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as SN 1054A^[16].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as SN 1054^[17].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as CSI+21-05315^[18].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as 2FGL J0534.5+2201^[19].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as 2EG J0534+2158^[20].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as 3EG J0534+2200^[21].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as INTREF 260^[22].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as 3FGL J0534.5+2201^[23].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as 2FHL J0534.5+2201^[24].
• Crab Pulsar's catalog code is recorded as CM Tau^[25].
• Crab Pulsar's start time is recorded as +1054-00-00T00:00:00Z^[26].
• Crab Pulsar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04kmwz^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Crab Pulsar's instance of is recorded as pulsar^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J05343194+2200521^[8], PSR B0531+21.9^[9], PSR 0532^[10], PSR 0531^[11], PSR B0532+21^[12], and PSR B0531+21^[13].

Why It Matters

Crab Pulsar draws 510 Wikipedia views per month (pulsar category, ranking #2 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]