New redback millisecond pulsar discovered with ASKAP

Using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope, astronomers have discovered a new millisecond pulsar (MSPs) at a distance of some 7,000 light years away. The newfound pulsar, which received designation PSR J1728−4608, belongs to the so-called "spider" class of MSPs. The finding was reported in a paper published Dec. 10 on the arXiv pre-print server.