There are currently about 520 pulsars known to astronomers, and radio astronomers discover about 5 - 10 of them every year.
Galactic
Name long. Lat. Period Distance
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Crab 184.6 -5.8 0.0330976 1700 pc
Vela 263.6 -2.8 0.0892093 400 pc
CP0950+08 228.9 +43.7 0.2530650 60 pc
CP0809+74 140.0 +31.6 1.2922413 130 pc
CP1133+16 241.9 +69.2 1.1879112 130 pc
PSR2045-16 30.5 -33.1 1.9615669 400 pc
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Despite what this table indicates, most pulsars are found near the plane of
the Milky Way ( small Galactic latitudes) rather that at great distances
above of below the plane.
Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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