AXP 1E 1048.1−5937 was the first anomalous X-ray pulsar ever observed to emit an SGR-like X-ray burst. 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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1E 1048−59
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- Anomalous X-ray pulsars
- Carina (constellation)
- Compact object stubs
- Magnetars
- Variable star stubs