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Neutron Star
PSR B0531+21 — Crab Pulsar
High-fidelity 3D model of the Crab Pulsar (PSR B0531+21) — a neutron star born in the supernova of 1054 AD. Features a surface shader with polar hotspots and fbm noise, dipole magnetic field lines, relativistic jets, accretion disk, atmospheric rim glow, and an interactive size comparison panel showing the neutron star versus the Sun to scale.
Parameters
Mass1.4 M☉
Radius~11 km
Spin Rate30 Hz (33 ms period)
Magnetic Field~10¹² Gauss
Surface Temp~10⁶ K (X-ray)
Density~10¹⁷ kg/m³ (nuclear)
SN Date1054 AD (recorded)
Distance6,500 ly (2 kpc)
Stack
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