Revisiting the Parallax of the Isolated Neutron Star RX J185635-3754 Using HST/ACS Imaging

Autor: Walter, F. M., Eisenbeiss, T., Lattimer, J. M., Kim, B., Hambaryan, V., Neuhaeuser, R.
Rok vydání: 2010
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/724/1/669
Popis: We have redetermined the parallax and proper motion of the nearby isolated neutron star RX~J185635-3754. We used eight observations with the high resolution camera of the HST/ACS taken from 2002 through 2004. We performed the astrometric fitting using five independent methods, all of which yielded consistent results. The mean estimate of the distance is 123 (+11, -15) pc (1 sigma), in good agreement with our earlier published determination.
Databáze: arXiv