Magnetars

thumb|Artist's conception of a powerful magnetar in a star cluster

a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed

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gamma-ray burst

recurring transient magnetar

anomalous X-ray pulsar in Westerlund 1

the first discovered magnetar, orbiting the black hole Sagittarius A*, in the center of the Milky Way

Soft gamma repeater

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binary system containing the closest magnetar to Earth