PSR_B1829−10

PSR B1829−10

PSR B1829−10

Pulsar in the constellation Scutum

PSR B1829−10 (often shortened to PSR 1829−10) is a pulsar that is approximately 30,000 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum. This pulsar has been the target of interest, because of a mistaken identification of a planet around it. Andrew G. Lyne of the University of Manchester and Bailes claimed in July 1991 to have found "a planet orbiting the neutron star PSR 1829-10"[1] but in 1992 retracted.[2] They had failed to correctly take into account the ellipticity of Earth's orbit, and had incorrectly concluded that a planet with an orbital period of half a year existed around the pulsar.

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Sources

  1. [1]
    Bailes; et al. (1991-07-25). "A planet orbiting the neutron star PSR1829–10". Nature. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  2. [2]
    Lyne; et al. (1992-01-16). "No planet orbiting PS R1829–10". Nature. Retrieved 2008-07-03.

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