1E 1207.4-5209

Central compact object in the constellation Centaurus 290px Artist's impression of 1E 1207.4-5209 Centaurus1E 1207.4-5209 12 10 0.88Lin Dacheng Webb Natalie A. Barret Didier 2012-09-01 CLASSIFICATION OF X-RAY SOURCES IN THE XMM-NEWTON SERENDIPITOUS SOURCE CATALOG https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/756/1/27 The Astrophysical Journal 756 1 27 10.1088/0004-637X/756/1/27 0004-637X 1207.1913 -52 26 28.4 0.424130748815 s 302 Blue Eye Pulsar, 1E 1207.4-5209, PSR J1210-5226, 2XMM J121000.8-522628, 1RXS J121000.9-522629, EXO 120723-5209.8 PSR J1210-5226 2026-07-11 PSR%20J1210-5226 1E 1207.4-5209 (nicknamed as Blue Eye Pulsar) is a pulsar and a central compact object (CCO) located in the supernova remnant PKS 1209−51/52.Zavlin V. E. Pavlov G. G. Sanwal D. Trümper J. 2000 Discovery of 424 Millisecond Pulsations from the Radio-quiet Neutron Star in the Supernova Remnant PKS 1209−51/52 The Astrophysical Journal 540 1 L25–L28 astro-ph/0005548 2000ApJ...540L..25Z 10.1086/312866Sanwal D. Pavlov G. G. Zavlin V. E. Teter M. A. 2002 Discovery of Absorption Features in the X-Ray Spectrum of an Isolated Neutron Star The Astrophysical Journal 574 1 L61–L64 2002ApJ...574L..61S 10.1086/342368 astro-ph/0206195Astronomers discover radio signals coming from rare 'Blue Eye Pulsar' after decades of silence https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/astronomers-discover-radio-signals-coming-from-rare-blue-eye-pulsar-after-decades-of-silence Space.com 2026-07-09 It is about 7,000 light-years away, in the southern constellation of Centaurus.Photo Album: 1E 1207.4-5209: X-rays Probe Gravitational Field Of A Neutron Star https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2002/1132/ Chandra X-ray Observatory 2026-07-11 It was first identified as an X-ray source, but was later found to be a pulsar with a rotation period of 0.4241 seconds and an estimated age of 302 million years. In 2026, astronomers picked up radio pulses from the object for the first time, decades after it was first found. This leads to new interest about its unusual properties. References Category:Centaurus Category:Pulsars