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name constellation created_by created_date updated_by updated_date
RX J185635-3754 CrA 8mag 2022-01-21 17:00:00 skybber 2022-01-25 15:46:37.327137

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.