The Crab Pulsar is a relatively young neutron star. The star is the central star in the Crab Nebula, a remnant of the supernova SN 1054, which was widely observed on Earth in the year 1054. Discovered in 1968, the pulsar was the first to be connected with a supernova remnant.

Mass: 2.784 × 10^30 kg (1.4 M☉)

Radius: 6.2 mi

Distance to Earth: 7,175 light years

Surface temperature: 1.6 million K

Magnitude: 16.5

Constellation: Taurus