The Magnificent Seven (neutron stars)

The Magnificent Seven is the informal name of a group of young cooling isolated neutron stars at a distance of 120 to 500 parsecs from Earth. These objects are also known under the names XDINS (X-ray Dim Isolated Neutron Stars) or simply XINS.

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