The Magnificent Seven (neutron Stars)
The Magnificent Seven is the informal name of a group of isolated young cooling neutron stars at a distance of 200 to 500 parsecs from Earth. These objects are also known under the names XDINS (X-ray Dim Isolated Neutron Stars) and XTINS (X-ray Thermal Neutron Stars).
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