---
title: "PSR J0723-2050"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j0723m2050"
release: "DR1"
licence: "No licence stated; the database is ATNF/CSIRO property under the CSIRO Legal Notice and Disclaimer"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. PSR J0723-2050 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j0723m2050"
---

# PSR J0723-2050

PSR J0723-2050 is a rotating radio transient in the constellation [Canis Major](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/canis-major), 10 649 ly from Earth.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Rotating radio transient
- **HOW FAR:** 10 649 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Canis Major](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/canis-major) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Rotating radio transient |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 10 649 ly — by dispersion measure through the YMW16 electron-density model |
| CONSTELLATION | Canis Major |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 07h 23m 04.8s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −20° 49′ 52.0″ |

## 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Spin period | 0.71154 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 | 26.2″ |
| Dispersion measure | 130 pc/cm³ |

## Also known as

- ATNF: J0723-2050
- ATNF: PSR J0723-2050

## 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 J0723-2050 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j0723m2050

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_psr-j0723m2050,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{PSR J0723-2050}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j0723m2050},
  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-j0723m2050