Magnetar SGR 0501+4516 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Magnetar SGR 0501+4516

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SGR 0501+4516, illustrated here in an artist concept, is a member of a select class of objects called magnetars. These stellar remnants are the most magnetized objects in the cosmos. Only 15 are known.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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