pulsar

Summary

pulsar is an astronomical object type^[1]. pulsar ranks in the top 3% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,373 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• pulsar is credited with the discovery of Jocelyn Bell Burnell^[3].
• pulsar is credited with the discovery of Antony Hewish^[4].
• pulsar's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type^[5].
• pulsar's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Cambridge^[6].
• pulsar is a type of compact object^[7].
• pulsar's Commons category is recorded as Pulsars^[8].
• pulsar's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1967^[9].
• pulsar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pulsars^[10].
• pulsar's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9^[11].
• pulsar's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox pulsar^[12].
• pulsar's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/pulsar^[13].
• pulsar's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/pulsar^[14].
• pulsar's has effect is recorded as momentum^[15].
• pulsar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

pulsar's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type^[5]. pulsar is a type of compact object^[7].

Influence

Things named for pulsar include Pulsar^[17], a trademark^[18].

Why It Matters

pulsar ranks in the top 3% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,373 views/month).^[2] pulsar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] pulsar is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for pulsar include Pulsar^[17], a trademark^[18].