What are the basic mechanics of pulsar IGR J1104-6103?

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IGR J11014-6103 is notable for having the largest observed jet in the Milky Way, with a jet length of approximately 37 light-years and a speed of around 0.8 times the speed of light. The neutron star is moving at a velocity between 0.001 and 0.003 times the speed of light and is estimated to be about 60 light-years from the center of the associated cloud. The explosion that created this pulsar occurred roughly 15,000 years ago. Interestingly, the pulsar does not have an accretion disk, resembling an overweight runaway neutron star due to an off-center explosion. The jets are primarily detected in X-rays, with no accompanying radio signature, raising questions about their mechanics.
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IGR J11014-6103 has the largest observed jet in the Milky Way. What are the basic mechanics IGR J11014-6103?: How fast is this neutron star pulsar moving with respect to the center of the cloud (1000 km/s?) and how far is the neutron star from the cloud center (60 ly?) Age of the explosion (15,000 years ago?) Length of jet (big part - 37 ly?) ? Speed of the jet (0.8c)? Are these 5 numbers consistent? Is there a technique to measure its mass?
 

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The pulsar's speed is reported between 0.001 - 0.003c.
"One of the biggest mysteries is that we only see these jets in x-rays, there's no radio signature.":
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2014/02/19/3948039.htm

This "neutron" star doesn't have an accretion disk. It looks like an almost-black hole that due to an off-center explosion became instead an overweight runaway neutron star.
 
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