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Properties of Select Rotating Radio Transients
NameRight ascension (hours)Period (seconds)Frequency (hertz)
J0545-035:451.0740.931
J1654-233516:54:030.5451.834
J0103+541:03:370.3542.822
J0121+531:212.7250.367
J0614-036:150.1367.353
A student is researching rotating radio transients (RRATs), a subclass of pulsar stars characterized by short pulses of radio waves. The time between consecutive pulses of an RRAT is referred to as a period. Looking at the table, the student determines that [blank]
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
A
J0545-03 and J0121+53 have the same amount of time between consecutive pulses.
B
J0103+54 and J0121+53 both have more than one second of time between consecutive pulses.
C
J0614-03 has the shortest amount of time between consecutive pulses of all the RRATs in the table.
D
J1654-2335 has the longest amount of time between consecutive pulses of all the RRATs in the table.