---
title: "PSR J1452-5549"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1452m5549"
release: "DR1"
licence: "No licence stated; the database is ATNF/CSIRO property under the CSIRO Legal Notice and Disclaimer"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. PSR J1452-5549 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1452m5549"
---

# PSR J1452-5549

PSR J1452-5549 is a pulsar in the constellation [Circinus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/circinus), 13 937 ly from Earth.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Pulsar
- **HOW FAR:** 13 937 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Circinus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/circinus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Pulsar |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 13 937 ly — by dispersion measure through the YMW16 electron-density model |
| CONSTELLATION | Circinus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 14h 52m 07.5s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −55° 49′ 16.9″ |

## 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 | 0.0752527 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Dispersion measure | 184 pc/cm³ |

## Also known as

- ATNF: J1452-5549
- ATNF: PSR J1452-5549

## 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 J1452-5549 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1452m5549

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_psr-j1452m5549,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{PSR J1452-5549}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1452m5549},
  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-j1452m5549