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PSR J0523−7125 is a pulsar that, due to its size and brightness, was initially believed to be a distant galaxy. It is located about 160,000 light-years (49,000 parsecs) away in the southern constellation of Dorado, near the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Investigation via the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder showed the pulsar to have a high circular polarization with a steep spectrum. Its rotation measure is twice as large as any other pulsar found in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which also makes it one of the most luminous pulsars ever found.

References

1. ^ Wang, Yuanming; et al. (2022). "Discovery of PSR J0523-7125 as a Circularly Polarized Variable Radio Source in the Large Magellanic Cloud". The Astrophysical Journal. 930 (1): 13. arXiv:2205.00622. Bibcode:2022ApJ...930...38W. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac61dc. S2CID 248496723.
2. ^ Specktor, Brandon (May 12, 2022). "Distant 'galaxy' isn't a galaxy at all — but one of the brightest pulsars ever detected". Live Science. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

v t e Constellation of Dorado
List of stars in Dorado Dorado in Chinese astronomy Sanduleak -69 202
Stars	Bayer α β γ δ ε ζ η η θ κ λ ν π π G Variable R (P) S WZ AB BB HR 1859 2102 HD 27274 28254 30177 33579 37836 37974 38282 269810 271182 Other B90 BAT99-7 BAT99-66 BAT99-68 BAT99-98 BAT99-104 BAT99-123 BI 253 Gliese 163 HE 0437-5439 HV 888 IRAS 05280–6910 LHA 120-S 79 LH 41-1042 LH 54-425 LMC195-1 MACHO 80.7443.1718 Melnick 34 Melnick 42 PSR J0523−7125 PSR J0537−6910 PSR J0540−6919 R85 R99 R136 a a1 a2 a3 b c R139 R145 SGR 0525−66 TOI-700 TOI-813 VFTS 102 VFTS 243 VFTS 352 VFTS 682 WASP-62 (Naledi) WOH G64
Exoplanets Gliese 163 c HD 28254 b HD 30177 b TOI-700 d e TOI-813 b TOI-4127 b
Star clusters	NGC 1712 1755 1761 1763 1783 1806 1818 1820 1846 1847 1850 1852 1854/1855 1856 1858 1859 1860 1866 1868 1869 1871 1872 1873 1898 1901 1903 1910 1929 1935 1955 1969 1971 1974 1978 1983 1984 1994 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2027 2040 2070 2074 2100 2108 2164 2197 2241 2257 Other Hodge 301 LH 95
Nebulae	NGC 1934 1936 2014 2020 2029 2032 2060 2078 2080 Other Henize 70 Honeycomb Nebula N119 N11 N41 N44 N49 N55 SNR 0509-67.5 Tarantula Nebula (30)
Galaxies	NGC 1533 1549 1553 1566 1672 1892 1947 2082 Other Large Magellanic Cloud (partly in Mensa and Hydrus) LEDA 89996
Galaxy clusters Dorado Group NGC 1566 Group
Astronomical events GRB 790305b SN 1987A
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