Youngest Millisecond Pulsar (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Youngest Millisecond Pulsar (1 of 2)

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This image shows the on and off state of gamma rays from pulsar J1823-3021A as seen by Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT). The object pulses 183.8 times a second and has a spin period of 5.44 milliseconds, which translates to 11,000 rpm.

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NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration

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