---
title: "PSR J1957+2711_P"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1957p2711-p"
release: "DR1"
licence: "No licence stated; the database is ATNF/CSIRO property under the CSIRO Legal Notice and Disclaimer"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. PSR J1957+2711_P [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1957p2711-p"
---

# PSR J1957+2711\_P

PSR J1957+2711\_P is a millisecond pulsar, 25 466 ly from Earth.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Millisecond pulsar
- **HOW FAR:** 25 466 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Millisecond pulsar |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 25 466 ly — by dispersion measure through the YMW16 electron-density model |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 19h 57m 35.8s |

## 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 | 0.02337 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 | 0.1767 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Dispersion measure | 210.4 pc/cm³ |

## Also known as

- ATNF: J1957+2711\_P
- ATNF: PSR J1957+2711\_P

## 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 J1957+2711\_P \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1957p2711-p

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_psr-j1957p2711-p,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{PSR J1957+2711\_P}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j1957p2711-p},
  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-j1957p2711-p