SGR J1745-2900
(GC magnetar, galactic center magnetar, PSR J1745-2900)
(magnetar orbiting the Milky Way SMBH)
SGR J1745-2900 is a magnetar discovered in 2013
orbiting Sagittarius A*, the
supermassive black hole (SMBH) in the Milky-Way galactic center.
It is thought to be around 0.1 pc from Sagittarius A*,
it has a pulsar period of 3.76 seconds,
and has a magnetic field of 1014 G.
(neutron star,pulsar)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGR_J1745-2900
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_A%2A
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=SGR+J1745-2900
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NAME+Sgr+A%2a
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ApJ...770L..23M/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013Natur.501..391E/abstract
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 8.28kpc | 27.0kly | | SGR J1745-2900 |
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| Coordinates: | SGR J1745-2900
J174540.16-290029.8 |
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