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

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Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Infrared
K
2.1 μmGemini North
NIRI
Infrared
K
2.1 μmW. M. Keck Observatory