PSR J0108−1431

PSR J0108−1431 is a solitary pulsar located at a distance of about 130 parsecs (424 light-years) in the constellation Cetus. This pulsar was discovered in 1994 during the Parkes Southern Pulsar Survey.[6] It is considered a very old pulsar with an estimated age of 166 million years and a rotation period of 0.8 seconds.[3] The rotational energy being generated by the spin-down of this pulsar is 5.8 × 1023 W and the surface magnetic field is 2.5 × 107 T. As of 2008, it is the second faintest known pulsar.[2]

PSR J0108−1431
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension  01h 08m 08.29s[1]
Declination −14° 31′ 48.5″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) ≥ 27.8[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 92 ± 44[3] mas/yr
Dec.: −176 ± 70[3] mas/yr
Distance424[4] ly
(130 pc)
Details
Temperature88,000[5] K
Rotation0.808 s[3]
Age166 million[3] years
Database references
SIMBADdata

An X-ray emission with an energy flux of (9 ± 2) × 10−18 W m−2 was detected in the 0.3–8 keV band using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This X-ray energy is generated from the conversion of 0.4% of the pulsar's spin-down power. As of 2009, PSR J0108-1431 is the least powerful of the ordinary pulsars that have been detected in the X-ray range.[3]

The "Very Large Telescope" at the European Southern Observatory in Northern Chile observed a possible optical counterpart of this neutron star. The object has an apparent magnitude that is (X ≤ 27.8).[2] No companions have been discovered in orbit around this object.[4]

References
  1. Hobbs, G.; Lyne, A. G.; Kramer, M.; Martin, C. E.; Jordan, C. (October 2004). "Long-term timing observations of 374 pulsars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 353 (4): 1311–1344. Bibcode:2004MNRAS.353.1311H. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08157.x.
  2. Mignani, R. P.; Pavlov, G. G.; Kargaltsev, O. (September 2008). "A possible optical counterpart to the old nearby pulsar J0108-1431". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 488 (3): 1027–1030. arXiv:0805.2586. Bibcode:2008A&A...488.1027M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810212.
  3. Pavlov, G. G.; Kargaltsev, O.; Wong, J. A.; Garmire, G. P. (January 2009). "Detection of X-Ray Emission from the Very Old Pulsar J0108-1431". The Astrophysical Journal. 691 (1): 458–464. arXiv:0803.0761. Bibcode:2009ApJ...691..458P. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/691/1/458.
  4. Posselt, B.; Neuhäuser, R.; Haberl, F. (March 2009). "Searching for substellar companions of young isolated neutron stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 496 (2): 533–545. arXiv:0811.0398. Bibcode:2009A&A...496..533P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200810156.
  5. Kargaltsev, Oleg; Pavlov, George G.; Romani, Roger W. (February 2004). "Ultraviolet Emission from the Millisecond Pulsar J0437-4715". The Astrophysical Journal. 602 (1): 327–335. arXiv:astro-ph/0310854. Bibcode:2004ApJ...602..327K. doi:10.1086/380993. Based upon black body model.
  6. Tauris, T. M.; et al. (June 1994). "Discovery of PSR J0108-1431: The closest known neutron star?" (PDF). The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 428 (2): L53–L55. Bibcode:1994ApJ...428L..53T. doi:10.1086/187391.
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