Detail View: NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection:
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Name:
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KS 1731-260:A Cool Neutron Star in the Constellation Ophiuchus
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Release Date:
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September 06, 2001
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Credit:
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NASA/CXC/Wijnands et al.
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Category:
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Neutron Stars/X-ray Binaries
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Scale:
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Image is 1 arcmin on a side.
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Coordinates (J2000):
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RA 17h 34m 13.5s | Dec -26° 05' 16.8
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Constellation:
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Ophiuchus
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Observation Date:
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March 27 2001
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Observation Time:
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6 hours
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Obs. ID:
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2428
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Color Code:
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Intensity
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Instrument:
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ACIS
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Distance Estimate:
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About 23,000 light years
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facet_what:
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Ophiuchus
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
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facet_when:
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March 27 2001
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facet_when_year:
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2001
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UID:
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SPD-CHAND-photo/2001/ks1731/ks1731_xray.tif
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original url:
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http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2001/ks1731/index.html
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