---
title: "PSR J1002-5559"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1002m5559"
release: "DR1"
licence: "No licence stated; the database is ATNF/CSIRO property under the CSIRO Legal Notice and Disclaimer"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. PSR J1002-5559 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1002m5559"
---

# PSR J1002-5559

PSR J1002-5559 is a pulsar in the constellation [Vela](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/vela), 10 665 ly from Earth.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Pulsar
- **HOW FAR:** 10 665 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Vela](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/vela) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Pulsar |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 10 665 ly — by dispersion measure through the YMW16 electron-density model |
| CONSTELLATION | Vela |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 10h 02m 57.9s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −55° 59′ 37.0″ |

## 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 | 1.12×10¹² G |
| Spin period | 0.777501 s |
| Spin-down rate | 1.57×10⁻¹⁵ s/s |
| Characteristic age | 7 837 757 yr |
| Spin-down luminosity | 1.32×10³² erg/s |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radio flux at 1400 MHz | 0.12 mJy |

### 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 | 5.60″ |
| Dispersion measure | 426 pc/cm³ |

## Also known as

- ATNF: J1002-5559
- ATNF: PSR J1002-5559

## 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 J1002-5559 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1002m5559

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_psr-j1002m5559,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{PSR J1002-5559}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1002m5559},
  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-j1002m5559