CLASS B1359+154 | |
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Observation data ( Epoch J2000) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h 01m 35.60s [1] |
Declination | +15° 13′ 25.0″ [1] |
Redshift | 3.235 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 21.9 |
Notable features | Six-image lens, noted [MRF99] CLASS B1359+154 A, A to F |
Other designations | |
QSO B1359+154 | |
See also: Quasar, List of quasars |
CLASS B1359+154 is a quasar, or quasi-stellar object, that has a redshift of 3.235. A group of three foreground galaxies at a redshift of about 1 are behaving as gravitational lenses. The result is a rare example of a sixfold multiply imaged quasar. [2]
CLASS B1359+154 | |
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Observation data ( Epoch J2000) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h 01m 35.60s [1] |
Declination | +15° 13′ 25.0″ [1] |
Redshift | 3.235 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 21.9 |
Notable features | Six-image lens, noted [MRF99] CLASS B1359+154 A, A to F |
Other designations | |
QSO B1359+154 | |
See also: Quasar, List of quasars |
CLASS B1359+154 is a quasar, or quasi-stellar object, that has a redshift of 3.235. A group of three foreground galaxies at a redshift of about 1 are behaving as gravitational lenses. The result is a rare example of a sixfold multiply imaged quasar. [2]