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Fundamental AcousticsLaboratories / Est. 1958

Persistent Signal Catalog · Class II

GLEAM-X J162759.5-523504.3

A low-frequency radio transient recovered from Murchison Widefield Array survey data. It emitted bright, highly polarized pulses on an unusually long cadence during a limited active interval, then did not persist at the same detectable level.

A low-frequency radio transient recovered from Murchison Widefield Array survey data. It emitted bright, highly polarized pulses on an unusually long cadence during a limited active interval, then did not persist at the same detectable level.

Public packet
  • 18.18-minute cadence source note
  • active-interval and non-detection summary
  • polarization and low-frequency behavior abstract
  • long-period transient comparison file
Review controls
Coordinate source
Source designation and public J2000 coordinate rounded from GLEAM-X record
Uncertainty
Localized radio transient field; marker follows the published source designation
Release state
External literature case retained for comparison
Marker use
localized low-frequency radio transient

Processing notes

  • low-frequency transient imaging review
  • period search against survey cadence
  • polarization behavior comparison
  • archival non-detection cross-check

Ordinary-source checks

  • ordinary pulsar period range comparison
  • known variable-source and imaging-artifact checks
  • public record avoids assigning a progenitor

Release limits

  • included as a long-period transient comparison record
  • public marker is a source position, not a mechanism claim
  • follow-up non-detections remain part of the packet