Revisiting the Parallax of the Isolated Neutron Star RX J185635-3754 Using HST/ACS Imaging
arXiv:1008.1709 · doi:10.1088/0004-637X/724/1/669
Abstract
We have redetermined the parallax and proper motion of the nearby isolated neutron star RX~J185635-3754. We used eight observations with the high resolution camera of the HST/ACS taken from 2002 through 2004. We performed the astrometric fitting using five independent methods, all of which yielded consistent results. The mean estimate of the distance is 123 (+11, -15) pc (1 sigma), in good agreement with our earlier published determination.