Quasar host galaxy

Esahubble_opo9416b_1024

esahubble_opo9416b April 26th, 1994

Credit: Dr. John Hutchings, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, NASA/ESA

This Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the faint host galaxy that a bright quasar dwells within. The wealth of new detail in this picture helps solve a three-decade old mystery about the true nature of quasars, the most distant and energetic objects in the universe.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9416b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS Z12295+2025 • QSO 1229+204
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar
Esahubble_opo9416b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 32m 3.6s
DEC = 20° 9’ 28.3”
Orientation
North is 23.8° CCW
Field of View
0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Coma Berenices

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 702.0 nm
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Grayscale
Esahubble_opo9416b_1280
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ID
opo9416b
Subject Category
D.5.1.7   D.5.3.2.1  
Subject Name
IRAS Z12295+2025, QSO 1229+204
Credits
Dr. John Hutchings, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, NASA/ESA
Release Date
1994-04-26T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9416b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Redshift distance from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale, Grayscale
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V
Central Wavelength
702, 606
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
188.015070708, 20.1578599199
Reference Dimension
468.0, 468.0
Reference Pixel
235.0, 235.0
Scale
-1.26330433714e-05, 1.26330433714e-05
Rotation
23.820000000000039
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9416b
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo9416b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:41:21+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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