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name: RX J185635-3754
constellation: CrA
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-01-25 15:46:37.327137
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under this obscure designation is our nearest neutron star, which lies 200 light-years away. With its apparent brightness of 26mag, it can't be observed in any way, and was only discovered in 1996 by the Hubble Space Telescope. It's the remnant of a supernova explosion a million years ago.