1E 1048−59

AXP 1E 1048.1−5937 was the first anomalous X-ray pulsar ever observed to emit an SGR-like X-ray burst.^[3] It is also the closest magnetar to Earth located 2,759 parsecs (9,000 light-years) away in the constellation Carina.

1E 1048.1−5937

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Carina[1]
Right ascension	10h 50m 08.93s[2]
Declination	−59° 53′ 19.9″[2]
Other designations
1RXS J105007.2−595329[2]
Database references
SIMBAD	data