1E 1048-59

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1E 1048.1-5937
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Carina[1]
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Other designations
1RXS J105007.2-595329[2]
Database references
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AXP 1E 1048.1-5937 was the first anomalous X-ray pulsar ever observed to emit an SGR-like X-ray burst.[3] It is also the closest magnetar to Earth located 2,759 parsecs (9,000 light-years) away in the constellation Carina.

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