Astronomy:3C 9
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| 3C 9 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 20m 25.22s |
| Declination | +15° 40′ 54.7″ |
| Redshift | 2.0194[1] 240,526 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 10 billion light-years (Light travel time)[2] ~17 billion light-years (present comoving distance)[2] |
| Type | FR II RG[2] QSO[1][2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.62[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2C 26, LEDA 2817473[1] | |
| See also: Quasar,List of quasars]] | |
3C 9 is a lobe-dominated quasar[1][3] located in the constellation Pisces.
In 1965, it was the most distant object discovered at the time of discovery. This was the first object with a redshift in excess of 2.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "3C 9". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=3C+9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for 3C 009. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=3C+9&extend=no.
- ↑ "3C 9". XJET: X-Ray Emission from Extragalactic Radio Jets. 2009-03-26. http://hea-www.harvard.edu/XJET/source-d.cgi?3C_9.
- ↑ Time magazine, The Quasi-Quasars, Friday, June 18, 1965
External links
Coordinates: 
00h 20m 25.22s, +15° 40′ 54.7″
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