SGR J1550−5418
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sgr-j1550-5418-309-5277998
title:
SGR J1550−5418
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SGR J1550−5418 is a soft gamma repeater (SGR), the sixth to be discovered, located in the constellation Norma.
Long known as an X-ray source, it was noticed to have become active on 23 October 2008, and then after a relatively quiescent interval, became much more active on 22 January 2009.
It has been observed by the Swift satellite, and by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, launched in 2008, as well as in X-ray and radio emission. It has been observed to emit intense bursts of gamma rays at a
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Star in the constellation Norma
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGR_J1550%E2%88%925418
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date modified:
2023-05-12T04:56:07Z
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