| Canonical Name: | PSR B1957+20 |
| TeVCat Name: | TeV J1959+208 |
| Other Names: | |
| Source Type: | PSR |
| R.A.: | 19 59 36.8 (hh mm ss) |
| Dec.: | +20 48 15 (dd mm ss) |
| Gal Long: | 59.20 (deg) |
| Gal Lat: | -4.70 (deg) |
| Distance: | 1.5 kpc |
| Flux: | (Crab Units) |
| Energy Threshold: | GeV |
| Spectral Index: | |
| Extended: | No |
| Discovery Date: | 1990-12 |
| Discovered By: | Potchefstroom |
| TeVCat SubCat: | Other Sources |
Source Notes:
Whipple observations produced upper limits.
Seen by: Potchefstroom
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Observation of the Black Widow B1957+20 millisecond pulsar binary system with the MAGIC telescopes
MAGIC Collaboration et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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Search for TeV Emissions from Pulsars in Binary Systems
Hall, T.A. et al., ApJ 583 p853-860 (2003) [LINK]
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Search for gamma-ray emission from the Lagrangian points of PSR 1957+20.
Buccheri, R. et al., A&AS 115 p305-+ (1996) [LINK]
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Search for TeV gamma-ray emission from binary radio pulsars
Raubenheimer, B.C. et al., ApJ 444 p419-423 (1995) [LINK]
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MeV to TeV gamma-ray observations of PSR 1957 + 20
Brink, C. et al., ApJ 364 pL37-L40 (1990) [LINK]
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