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Astronomers Precisely Measure Distance to Magnetar | Astronomy – Sci-News.com
Using NSF’s Very Long Baseline Array, an international team of astronomers has made the direct geometric measurement of the distance to XTE J1810-197, a magnetar located in the constellation of Sagittarius.
Using NSFs Very Long Baseline Array, an international team of astronomers has made the direct geometric measurement of the distance to XTE J1810-197, a magnetar located in the constellation of Sagittarius.
An artists impression of a magnetar emitting a burst of radiation. Image credit: Sophia Dagnello, NRAO / AUI / NSF.
Magnetars are a variety of neutron stars — the superdense remains of massive stars that exploded as supernovae — with extremely strong magnetic fields.
A typical magnetar magn…
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