Compact Object
Millisecond Pulsar
A pulsar spinning hundreds of times per second.
Old neutron stars spun up by accretion to rotation periods of 1–10 milliseconds. Extremely stable cosmic clocks.
Overview
Old neutron stars spun up by accretion to rotation periods of 1–10 milliseconds. Extremely stable cosmic clocks.
See also
Pulsar
A spinning neutron star beaming radio pulses.
Binary Pulsar
A pulsar locked in orbit with a companion.
Anomalous X-ray Pulsar
An X-ray-bright magnetar that defies normal pulsar physics.
Neutron Star
An ultra-dense stellar corpse, mostly neutrons.
Magnetar
A neutron star with a colossal magnetic field.
White Dwarf
The cooling Earth-sized ember of a Sun-like star.