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Quasar 3C 273

Esahubble_opo0303c_1024

esahubble_opo0303c January 9th, 2003

Credit: NASA/ESA and J. Bahcall (IAS)

The Hubble Space Telescope's new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) has provided the clearest view yet in visible light of the nearby quasar, 3C 273.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0303c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: 3C 273 • IRAS 12265+0219 • QSO B1226+023
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 29m 6.8s; DEC = 2° 3’ 7.6”
Orientation: North is 22.0° CW
Field of View: 0.8 x 0.9 arcminutes
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm

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ID: opo0303c
Subject Category: D.5.3.2.1
Subject Name: 3C 273, IRAS 12265+0219, QSO B1226+023
Credits: NASA/ESA and J. Bahcall (IAS)

Release Date: 2003-01-09T18:19:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0303c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Grayscale

Band: Optical
Bandpass: V
Central Wavelength: 606

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 187.278327288, 2.05212108489
Reference Dimension: 477.0, 572.0

Reference Pixel: 238.5, 286.0
Scale: -2.75891987191e-05, 2.75891987191e-05
Rotation: -21.999999999999993
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: opo0303c

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo0303c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2003-12-09T17:22:50+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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