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SAX J1808.4-3658

Summary

  • A transient X-ray source first discovered in 1996 by the Italian BeppoSAX satellite, SAX J1808.4-3658 revealed X-ray pulsations at the 401 Hz neutron star spin frequency when it was observed during a subsequent outburst in 1998 by NASA's RXTE satellite.

 

Soundex: S2 ( S2 J )

Metaphone: SKSJ

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