PSR B1919+21

Summary

PSR B1919+21 is a pulsar^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• PSR B1919+21 is credited with the discovery of Jocelyn Bell Burnell^[3].
• PSR B1919+21 is credited with the discovery of Antony Hewish^[4].
• PSR B1919+21 is credited with the discovery of Martin Ryle^[5].
• PSR B1919+21's instance of is recorded as pulsar^[6].
• PSR B1919+21's constellation is recorded as Vulpecula^[7].
• PSR B1919+21's Commons category is recorded as PSR B1919+21^[8].
• PSR B1919+21's provisional designation is recorded as LGM-1^[9].
• PSR B1919+21's provisional designation is recorded as CP 1919^[10].
• PSR B1919+21's provisional designation is recorded as WSTB 12W15^[11].
• PSR B1919+21's catalog code is recorded as PSR B1919+21^[12].
• PSR B1919+21's catalog code is recorded as PSR J1921+2153^[13].
• PSR B1919+21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• PSR B1919+21's luminosity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q843877', 'amount': '+0.006'}^[15].
• PSR B1919+21's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180892', 'amount': '+1.4'}^[16].
• PSR B1919+21's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q48440', 'amount': '+0.000014'}^[17].
• PSR B1919+21's event interval is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11574', 'amount': '+1.3373'}^[18].
• PSR B1919+21's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q531', 'amount': '+1950'}^[19].
• PSR B1919+21's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+290.4367292'}^[20].
• PSR B1919+21's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+21.8839583'}^[21].
• PSR B1919+21's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].
• PSR B1919+21's age estimated by a dating method is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20764', 'amount': '+16'}^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

PSR B1919+21's instance of is recorded as pulsar^[6].

Why It Matters

PSR B1919+21 has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]