PSR J0540-6919

Summary

PSR J0540-6919 is a pulsar^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (pulsar category, ranking #14 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• PSR J0540-6919's image is recorded as Supernovas Portrait Gallery (1999-snrg - pulsarV2BBB).jpg^[3].
• PSR J0540-6919's instance of is recorded as pulsar^[4].
• PSR J0540-6919's constellation is recorded as Dorado^[5].
• PSR J0540-6919's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[6].
• PSR J0540-6919's Commons category is recorded as PSR J0540-6919^[7].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0540-69.3^[8].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as MRC 0540-693^[9].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as RBS 677^[10].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J054011.5-692011^[11].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as MDM 80^[12].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as PKS 0540-693^[13].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as PKS J0540-6920^[14].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as SUMSS J054009-691954^[15].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as [FHW95] LMC B0540-6921^[16].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as MC4 0540-69.3^[17].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as RX J0540.2-6920^[18].
• PSR J0540-6919's catalog code is recorded as PBC J0540.0-6921^[19].
• PSR J0540-6919's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121kv_yh^[20].
• PSR J0540-6919's SIMBAD ID is recorded as PSR B0540-69^[21].
• PSR J0540-6919's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Pulsar", "PSRJ0540Minus6919"]^[22].
• PSR J0540-6919's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+85.045160'}^[23].
• PSR J0540-6919's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-69.331730'}^[24].
• PSR J0540-6919's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• PSR J0540-6919's Gaia ID is recorded as 4657672890443808512^[26].

Body

Geography

PSR J0540-6919's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[6].

Designation and Status

PSR J0540-6919's instance of is recorded as pulsar^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 1ES 0540-69.3^[8], MRC 0540-693^[9], RBS 677^[10], 1RXS J054011.5-692011^[11], MDM 80^[12], and PKS 0540-693^[13].

Why It Matters

PSR J0540-6919 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (pulsar category, ranking #14 of 16).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]