Magnetar

A magnetar is a type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field.
It is known as the largest and the most powerful type of magnet existing in the Universe.  It has the most powerful magnetic field at 1015 gauss.  The theory regarding these objects was proposed by Robert Duncan and Christopher Thompson in 1992, but the first recorded gamma ray burst thought to have been from a magnetar had been detected on March 5, 1979.  Magnetars were previously named as Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs). 
 AXP candidates and their estimated rotation period in seconds, as of 2003 AXP 1E 2259+5866.98AXP 1E 1048-596.45AXP 4U 0142+618.69AXP 1RXS 1708-4011.0AXP 1E 1841-04511.8AXP AXJ1844-02586.97AXP CXJ0110-72115.44Please note that the second, fourth, and last names were abbreviated

Category:Types of stars