Infrared (2.1-micron) images of the magnetar 1E 2259+586
Infrared (2.1-micron) images of the magnetar 1E 2259+586 taken with the Keck telescope (left) in 2000, and with NIRI on the Gemini North telescope (right) just after the burst in June 2002. The magnetar (indicated by the arrow) was 3.4 times brighter in June 2002 than it was 2 years earlier. Keck image courtesy of F. Hulleman and M. van Kerkwijk.
Credit:Keck image courtesy of F. Hulleman and M. van Kerkwijk.
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann03009a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | April 29, 2003, 5 a.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann03009 |
| Size: | 741 x 482 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 1E 2259+586 |
| Category: | Stars |
Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared K | 2.1 μm | Gemini North NIRI |
| Infrared K | 2.1 μm | W. M. Keck Observatory |