---
title: "PSR J1527-3931"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1527m3931"
release: "DR1"
licence: "No licence stated; the database is ATNF/CSIRO property under the CSIRO Legal Notice and Disclaimer"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. PSR J1527-3931 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1527m3931"
---

# PSR J1527-3931

PSR J1527-3931 is a pulsar in the constellation [Lupus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/lupus), 5515 ly from Earth. Other catalogues list it as B1524-39 and PSR B1524-39.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Pulsar
- **HOW FAR:** 5515 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Lupus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/lupus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Pulsar |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 5515 ly — by dispersion measure through the YMW16 electron-density model |
| CONSTELLATION | Lupus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 15h 27m 58.8s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −39° 31′ 34.2″ |

## 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 | 6.87×10¹² G |
| Spin period | 2.41761 s |
| Spin-down rate | 1.91×10⁻¹⁴ s/s |
| Characteristic age | 2 009 558 yr |
| Spin-down luminosity | 5.33×10³¹ 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 | 0.23″ |
| Dispersion measure | 48.8 pc/cm³ |

## Also known as

- ATNF: B1524-39
- ATNF: J1527-3931
- ATNF: PSR B1524-39
- ATNF: PSR J1527-3931

## 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 J1527-3931 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1527m3931

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_psr-j1527m3931,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{PSR J1527-3931}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1527m3931},
  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-j1527m3931