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arXiv 1999-12-29 0 views

The Vela pulsar proper motion revisited with HST astrometry

De Luca, A. · Mignani, R. P. · Caraveo, P. A.

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Using all the HST WFC/WFPC2 images of the field collected so far, we have performed an accurate relative astrometry analysis to re-assess the value of the Vela pulsar proper motion. Although covering a much shorter time span, our measurement clearly confirms the previous result obtained by Nasuti et al. (1997) using ground-based optical data and nails the proper motion value to mu = 52 +/- 3 mas/yr.

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