---
title: "PSR J0600-5756"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j0600m5756"
release: "DR1"
licence: "No licence stated; the database is ATNF/CSIRO property under the CSIRO Legal Notice and Disclaimer"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. PSR J0600-5756 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j0600m5756"
---

# PSR J0600-5756

PSR J0600-5756 is a pulsar in the constellation [Pictor](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/pictor), 1804 ly from Earth. Other catalogues list it as B0559-57 and PSR B0559-57.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Pulsar
- **HOW FAR:** 1804 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Pictor](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/pictor) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Pulsar |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 1804 ly — by dispersion measure through the YMW16 electron-density model |
| CONSTELLATION | Pictor |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 06h 00m 46.5s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −57° 56′ 54.0″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Surface magnetic field | 2.54×10¹² G |
| Spin period | 2.26136 s |
| Spin-down rate | 2.78×10⁻¹⁵ s/s |
| Characteristic age | 1.29×10⁷ yr |
| Spin-down luminosity | 9.49×10³⁰ erg/s |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Position known to | 3.83″ |
| Dispersion measure | 30 pc/cm³ |

## Also known as

- ATNF: B0559-57
- ATNF: J0600-5756
- ATNF: PSR B0559-57
- ATNF: PSR J0600-5756

## Source

[ATNF Pulsar Catalogue (Manchester+ 2005)](https://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat) — No licence stated; the database is ATNF/CSIRO property under the CSIRO Legal Notice and Disclaimer

The producer asks: Manchester, R. N., Hobbs, G. B., Teoh, A. & Hobbs, M. 2005, AJ 129, 1993 (2005AJ....129.1993M); https://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-atnf

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. PSR J0600-5756 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j0600m5756

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_psr-j0600m5756,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{PSR J0600-5756}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j0600m5756},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from ATNF Pulsar Catalogue (Manchester+ 2005).}
}
```

ATNF Pulsar Catalogue (Manchester+ 2005) — No licence stated; the database is ATNF/CSIRO property under the CSIRO Legal Notice and Disclaimer

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: Manchester, R. N., Hobbs, G. B., Teoh, A. & Hobbs, M. 2005, AJ 129, 1993 (2005AJ....129.1993M); https://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j0600m5756