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Pulsar planet - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Hyades, Pleiades, Magnitude, Nova, Populations, Quasar

Pulsar planets are planets that are found orbiting pulsars. Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars. The first ever planets discovered around another star, were discovered around a millisecond pulsar. Pulsar planets are discovered through pulsar timing measurements, to detect anomalies in the pulsation period. Any bodies orbiting the pulsar will cause regular changes in its pulsation. Since pulsars normally rotate at near-constant speed, any changes can easily be detected with the help of precise timing measurements.

List of Pulsars with Planets

StarPlanet DesignationPlanet Name
PSR B1620-26 PSR B1620-26c (proposed) Methuselah
PSR 1257+12 PSR 1257+12 A
PSR 1257+12 B
PSR 1257+12 C


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Example Usage of Pulsar

nedango: The Roots - Someone Is Late To Dentist Appointment ( fez o coração Pulsar..heheheh)
angel_smith: É preciso amor para poder Pulsar, é preciso paz para poder sorrir, é preciso da chuva para florir...
WalGriep: "Ela fez o Beira-Rio Pulsar ao aparecer no palco de vestido branco, com detalhes em vermelho. A cantora segurou uma bandeira do #Inter."
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