PSR B1913+16

Summary

PSR B1913+16 is a spectroscopic binary^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of spectroscopic_binary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• PSR B1913+16 is credited with the discovery of Russell Alan Hulse^[3].
• PSR B1913+16 is credited with the discovery of Joseph Hooton Taylor^[4].
• PSR B1913+16's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[5].
• PSR B1913+16's instance of is recorded as star^[6].
• PSR B1913+16's instance of is recorded as pulsar^[7].
• PSR B1913+16's constellation is recorded as Aquila^[8].
• PSR B1913+16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Arecibo Radio Telescope^[9].
• PSR B1913+16's catalog code is recorded as PSR B1913+16.0^[10].
• PSR B1913+16's catalog code is recorded as PSR B1913+16^[11].
• PSR B1913+16's catalog code is recorded as PSR J1915+1606^[12].
• PSR B1913+16's catalog code is recorded as SBC9 1137^[13].
• PSR B1913+16's catalog code is recorded as SBC7 741^[14].
• PSR B1913+16's catalog code is recorded as WEB 16499^[15].
• PSR B1913+16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z^[16].
• PSR B1913+16's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0760lg^[17].
• PSR B1913+16's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+22.5'}^[18].
• PSR B1913+16's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/PSR-1913-16^[19].
• PSR B1913+16's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180892', 'amount': '+1.441'}^[20].
• PSR B1913+16's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11929860', 'amount': '+5.25'}^[21].
• PSR B1913+16's SIMBAD ID is recorded as PSR J1915+1606^[22].
• PSR B1913+16's schematic is recorded as PSR 1913+16 orbital decay.png^[23].
• PSR B1913+16's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+288.866666625'}^[24].
• PSR B1913+16's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.107612056'}^[25].
• PSR B1913+16's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[26].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Russell Alan Hulse^[3], an astronomer^[27], b. 1950^[28], of United States^[29], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[30], specialised in physics^[31] and Joseph Hooton Taylor^[4], an astronomer^[32], b. 1941^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[35], specialised in physics^[36].

Why It Matters

PSR B1913+16 ranks in the top 4% of spectroscopic_binary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]