---
title: "PSR J2044+3843_P"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j2044p3843-p"
release: "DR1"
licence: "No licence stated; the database is ATNF/CSIRO property under the CSIRO Legal Notice and Disclaimer"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. PSR J2044+3843_P [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j2044p3843-p"
---

# PSR J2044+3843\_P

PSR J2044+3843\_P is a rotating radio transient, 26 184 ly from Earth.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Rotating radio transient
- **HOW FAR:** 26 184 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Rotating radio transient |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 26 184 ly — by dispersion measure through the YMW16 electron-density model |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 20h 44m 31.2s |

## Catalogue data

### 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 | 230 pc/cm³ |

## Also known as

- ATNF: J2044+3843\_P
- ATNF: PSR J2044+3843\_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 J2044+3843\_P \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j2044p3843-p

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_psr-j2044p3843-p,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{PSR J2044+3843\_P}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j2044p3843-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-j2044p3843-p