PSR B0329+54
Pulsar in the constellation Camelopardalis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PSR B0329+54 is a pulsar approximately 3,460 light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. It completes one rotation every 0.71452[2] seconds and is approximately 5 million years old.[2]
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Constellation | Camelopardalis |
Right ascension | 03h 32m 59.368s[1] |
Declination | +54° 34′ 43.57″[1] |
Distance | 3,460 ly (1,060 pc) |
Spectral type | Pulsar |
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The emissions of this pulsar and the Vela Pulsar were converted into audible sound by the French composer Gérard Grisey, and used as such in the piece Le noir de l'étoile (1989–90).[3][4][5]