Location of magnetar is galaxy NGC 253 (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Location of magnetar is galaxy NGC 253

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The magnetar was localized to the central part (red box) of NGC 253, a bright galaxy located about 11.4 million light years from Earth. This is the most precise position yet for a magnetar located well outside our galaxy. NASA missions pinned down the location thanks to a short gamma ray burst last April.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

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