CXOU J164710.2−455216

id: cxou-j164710-2-455216-279-16731414
title: CXOU J164710.2−455216
text: CXOU J164710.2−455216 is an anomalous X-ray pulsar and magnetar in the massive galactic open cluster Westerlund 1. It is the brightest X-ray source in the cluster, and was discovered in 2005 in observations made by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The Westerlund 1 cluster is believed to have formed in a single burst of star formation, implying that the progenitor star must have had a mass in excess of 40 solar masses. The fact that a neutron star was formed instead of a black hole implies that mor
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description: Anomalous X-ray pulsar in Westerlund 1
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CXOU_J164710.2%E2%88%92455216
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date modified: 2024-01-23T14:09:57Z
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