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Pulsar planet, the Glossary

Pulsar planets are planets that are orbiting pulsars.^[1]

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Pulsar planets
Types of planet

Accretion (astrophysics)

In astrophysics, accretion is the accumulation of particles into a massive object by gravitationally attracting more matter, typically gaseous matter, into an accretion disk.

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Aleksander Wolszczan

Aleksander Wolszczan (born 29 April 1946) is a Polish astronomer.

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In plasma physics, an Alfvén wave, named after Hannes Alfvén, is a type of plasma wave in which ions oscillate in response to a restoring force provided by an effective tension on the magnetic field lines.

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Andrew Lyne

Andrew Geoffrey Lyne (born 13 July 1942) is a British physicist.

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Arecibo Observatory

The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico owned by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Asteroid

An asteroid is a minor planet—an object that is neither a true planet nor an identified comet— that orbits within the inner Solar System.

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Asteroid belt

The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.

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Astronomical unit

The astronomical unit (symbol: au, or AU) is a unit of length defined to be exactly equal to.

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Atmospheric escape

Atmospheric escape is the loss of planetary atmospheric gases to outer space.

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Binary star

A binary star or binary star system is a system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other.

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Carbon planet

A carbon planet is a hypothetical type of planet that contains more carbon than oxygen.

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Chthonian planet

Chthonian planets (sometimes 'cthonian') are a hypothetical class of celestial objects resulting from the stripping away of a gas giant's hydrogen and helium atmosphere and outer layers, which is called hydrodynamic escape.

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Circumbinary planet

A circumbinary planet is a planet that orbits two stars instead of one. Pulsar planet and circumbinary planet are types of planet.

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Comet

A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called outgassing.

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Common envelope

In astronomy, a common envelope (CE) is gas that contains a binary star system.

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Computer simulation

Computer simulation is the process of mathematical modelling, performed on a computer, which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system.

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Dale Frail

Dale A. Frail is a Canadian astronomer working at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Socorro, New Mexico.

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Debris disk

A debris disk (American English), or debris disc (Commonwealth English), is a circumstellar disk of dust and debris in orbit around a star.

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Diamond

Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.

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Doppler effect

The Doppler effect (also Doppler shift) is the change in the frequency of a wave in relation to an observer who is moving relative to the source of the wave.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Electron

The electron (or in nuclear reactions) is a subatomic particle with a negative one elementary electric charge.

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Exomoon

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Exoplanet

An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. Pulsar planet and exoplanet are types of planet.

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The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia (also known as Encyclopaedia of exoplanetary systems and Catalogue of Exoplanets) is an astronomy website, founded in Paris, France at the Meudon Observatory by Jean Schneider in February 1995, which maintains a database of all the currently known and candidate extrasolar planets, with individual pages for each planet and a full list interactive catalog spreadsheet.

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Fast radio burst

In radio astronomy, a fast radio burst (FRB) is a transient radio pulse of length ranging from a fraction of a millisecond, for an ultra-fast radio burst, to 3 seconds, caused by some high-energy astrophysical process not yet understood.

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Gamma Cephei Ab

Gamma Cephei Ab (abbreviated γ Cephei Ab, γ Cep Ab), formally named Tadmor, is an exoplanet approximately 45 light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus (the King).

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Gamma ray

A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei.

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Gamma-ray burst

In gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are immensely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies, being the brightest and most extreme explosive events in the entire universe, as NASA describes the bursts as the "most powerful class of explosions in the universe".

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Geminga

Geminga is a gamma ray and x-ray pulsar source thought to be a neutron star approximately 250 parsecs (around 800 light-years) from the Sun in the constellation Gemini. Pulsar planet and Geminga are pulsars.

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Glitch (astronomy)

In astronomy, a glitch is a sudden small increase of around 1 part in 106 in the rotational frequency of a pulsar, which usually decreases steadily due to braking provided by the emission of radiation and high-energy particles.

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Globular cluster

A globular cluster is a spheroidal conglomeration of stars that is bound together by gravity, with a higher concentration of stars towards its center.

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Gravitational wave

Gravitational waves are waves of the intensity of gravity that are generated by the accelerated masses of binary stars and other motions of gravitating masses, and propagate as waves outward from their source at the speed of light.

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Gravity

In physics, gravity is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things that have mass.

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GRB 101225A

GRB 101225A, also known as the "Christmas burst", was a cosmic explosion first detected by NASA's Swift observatory on Christmas Day 2010.

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Habitable zone

In astronomy and astrobiology, the habitable zone (HZ), or more precisely the circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ), is the range of orbits around a star within which a planetary surface can support liquid water given sufficient atmospheric pressure.

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HD 114762 b

HD 114762 b is a small red dwarf star, in the HD 114762 system, formerly thought to be a massive gaseous extrasolar planet, approximately away in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

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Infrared

Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.

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Ionization

Ionization (or ionisation specifically in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand) is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons, often in conjunction with other chemical changes.

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Ionizing radiation

Ionizing radiation (US, ionising radiation in the UK), including nuclear radiation, consists of subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves that have sufficient energy to ionize atoms or molecules by detaching electrons from them.

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List of stars with proplyds

This is a list of stars with proplyds (ionized protoplanetary discs) and includes whether they have gaps or planets.

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Lists of planets

These are lists of planets.

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Magnetar

A magnetar is a type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field (~109 to 1011 T, ~1013 to 1015 G).

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Magnetorotational instability

The magnetorotational instability (MRI) is a fluid instability that causes an accretion disk orbiting a massive central object to become turbulent.

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Magnetosphere

In astronomy and planetary science, a magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by that object's magnetic field.

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MeerKAT

MeerKAT, originally the Karoo Array Telescope, is a radio telescope consisting of 64 antennas in the Meerkat National Park, in the Northern Cape of South Africa.

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Memnon

Memnon is a prominent heroic figure.

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Mercury (planet)

Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.

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Messier 4

Messier 4 or M4 (also known as NGC 6121 or the Spider Globular Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius.

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Messier 62

Messier 62 or M62, also known as NGC 6266 or the Flickering Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of stars in the south of the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus.

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A metal is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well.

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In astronomy, metallicity is the abundance of elements present in an object that are heavier than hydrogen and helium.

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Methods of detecting exoplanets

Any planet is an extremely faint light source compared to its parent star.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

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Millisecond pulsar

A millisecond pulsar (MSP) is a pulsar with a rotational period less than about 10 milliseconds. Pulsar planet and millisecond pulsar are pulsars.

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Minimum mass

In astronomy, minimum mass is the lower-bound calculated mass of observed objects such as planets, stars and binary systems, nebulae, and black holes.

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Minor planet

According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet.

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NASA Exoplanet Archive

The NASA Exoplanet Archive is an online astronomical exoplanet catalog and data service that collects and serves public data that support the search for and characterization of extra-solar planets (exoplanets) and their host stars.

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Ophiuchus

Ophiuchus is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator.

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Optical radiation

Optical radiation is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths between 100 nm and 1 mm.

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Ovid

Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known in English as Ovid, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus.

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Parsec

The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to or (AU), i.e..

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Planet

A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself.

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Planetary equilibrium temperature

The planetary equilibrium temperature is a theoretical temperature that a planet would be if it were in radiative equilibrium, typically under the assumption that it radiates as a black body being heated only by its parent star.

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Planetesimal

Planetesimals are solid objects thought to exist in protoplanetary disks and debris disks.

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Positron

The positron or antielectron is the particle with an electric charge of +1e, a spin of 1/2 (the same as the electron), and the same mass as an electron.

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Potassium-40

Potassium-40 (40K) is a radioactive isotope of potassium which has a long half-life of 1.25 billion years.

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Protoplanetary disk

A protoplanetary disk is a rotating circumstellar disc of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, a T Tauri star, or Herbig Ae/Be star.

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PSR B0329+54

PSR B0329+54 is a pulsar approximately 3,460 light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Pulsar planet and PSR B0329+54 are pulsars.

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PSR B1257+12

PSR B1257+12, previously designated PSR 1257+12, alternatively designated PSR J1300+1240, is a millisecond pulsar located from the Sun in the constellation of Virgo, rotating at about 161 times per second (faster than a blender's blade).

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PSR B1257+12 A

PSR B1257+12 b, alternatively designated PSR B1257+12 A, also named Draugr, is an extrasolar planet approximately away in the constellation of Virgo. Pulsar planet and PSR B1257+12 A are pulsar planets.

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PSR B1257+12 B

PSR B1257+12 c, alternatively designated PSR B1257+12 B, also named Poltergeist, is an extrasolar planet approximately 2,300 light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Pulsar planet and PSR B1257+12 B are pulsar planets.

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PSR B1257+12 C

PSR B1257+12 C, alternatively designated PSR B1257+12 d and also named Phobetor, is a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting the pulsar Lich approximately away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo. Pulsar planet and PSR B1257+12 C are pulsar planets.

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PSR B1620−26

PSR B1620−26 is a binary star system located at a distance of 3,800 parsecs (12,400 light-years) in the globular cluster of Messier 4 (M4, NGC 6121) in the constellation of Scorpius. Pulsar planet and PSR B1620−26 are pulsars.

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PSR B1620−26 b

PSR B1620-26 b is an exoplanet located approximately 12,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. Pulsar planet and PSR B1620−26 b are pulsar planets.

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PSR B1828−11

PSR B1828-11 (also known as PSR B1828-10) is a pulsar approximately 10,000 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum.

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PSR B1829−10

PSR B1829−10 (often shortened to PSR 1829−10) is a pulsar that is approximately 30,000 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum. Pulsar planet and PSR B1829−10 are pulsars.

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PSR B1937+21

PSR B1937+21 is a pulsar located in the constellation Vulpecula a few degrees in the sky away from the first discovered pulsar, PSR B1919+21. Pulsar planet and PSR B1937+21 are pulsars.

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PSR J0348+0432

PSR J0348+0432 is a pulsar–white dwarf binary system in the constellation Taurus. Pulsar planet and PSR J0348+0432 are pulsars.

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PSR J0738−4042

PSR J0738−4042 is the first pulsar observed to have been affected by asteroids. Pulsar planet and PSR J0738−4042 are pulsars.

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PSR J1719−1438

PSR J1719-1438 is a millisecond pulsar with a spin period of 5.8 ms located about 4,000 ly from Earth in the direction of Serpens Cauda, one minute from the border with Ophiuchus.

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PSR J1719−1438 b

PSR J1719−1438 b is an extrasolar planet that was discovered on August 25, 2011, in orbit around PSR J1719−1438, a millisecond pulsar. Pulsar planet and PSR J1719−1438 b are pulsar planets.

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Pulsar

A pulsar (from pulsating radio source) is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles. Pulsar planet and pulsar are pulsars.

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Pulsar planet

Pulsar planets are planets that are orbiting pulsars. Pulsar planet and pulsar planet are pulsar planets, pulsars and types of planet.

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Radio telescope

A radio telescope is a specialized antenna and radio receiver used to detect radio waves from astronomical radio sources in the sky.

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Radionuclide

A radionuclide (radioactive nuclide, radioisotope or radioactive isotope) is a nuclide that has excess numbers of either neutrons or protons, giving it excess nuclear energy, and making it unstable.

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Red dwarf

A red dwarf is the smallest kind of star on the main sequence.

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Red giant

A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass (roughly 0.3–8 solar masses) in a late phase of stellar evolution.

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Red supergiant

Red supergiants (RSGs) are stars with a supergiant luminosity class (Yerkes class I) and a stellar classification K or M. They are the largest stars in the universe in terms of volume, although they are not the most massive or luminous.

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Roche lobe

In astronomy, the Roche lobe is the region around a star in a binary system within which orbiting material is gravitationally bound to that star.

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Rogue planet

A rogue planet, also termed a free-floating planet (FFP) or an isolated planetary-mass object (iPMO), is an interstellar object of planetary mass which is not gravitationally bound to any star or brown dwarf. Pulsar planet and rogue planet are types of planet.

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Solar System

The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.

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Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets electromagnetic spectra.

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Strange matter

Strange matter (or strange quark matter) is quark matter containing strange quarks.

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Super-Earth

A Super-Earth is a type of exoplanet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which are 14.5 and 17 times Earth's, respectively. Pulsar planet and Super-Earth are types of planet.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsar_planet

Also known as List of pulsar planets, M62H, M62H b, PSR J2322-2650, PSR J2322-2650b, Planet pulsar, Pulsar planets.

, Metal, Metallicity, Methods of detecting exoplanets, Milky Way, Millisecond pulsar, Minimum mass, Minor planet, NASA Exoplanet Archive, Ophiuchus, Optical radiation, Ovid, Parsec, Planet, Planetary equilibrium temperature, Planetesimal, Positron, Potassium-40, Protoplanetary disk, PSR B0329+54, PSR B1257+12, PSR B1257+12 A, PSR B1257+12 B, PSR B1257+12 C, PSR B1620−26, PSR B1620−26 b, PSR B1828−11, PSR B1829−10, PSR B1937+21, PSR J0348+0432, PSR J0738−4042, PSR J1719−1438, PSR J1719−1438 b, Pulsar, Pulsar planet, Radio telescope, Radionuclide, Red dwarf, Red giant, Red supergiant, Roche lobe, Rogue planet, Solar System, Spectroscopy, Strange matter, Super-Earth, Supernova, Thermal radiation, Tidal force, Tidal heating, Virgo (constellation), Water, White dwarf, X-ray, X-ray binary, 4U 0142+61.

Pulsar planet, the Glossary

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Pulsar planets

Types of planet

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