Merging quasar and galaxy

Esahubble_opo9504a_1024

esahubble_opo9504a January 11th, 1995

Credit: John Bahcall, Institute for Advanced Study, NASA/ESA

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows evidence for a merger between a quasar and a companion galaxy. This surprising result might require theorists to rethink their explanations for the nature of quasars, the most energetic objects in the universe.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9504a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
PKS 2349-014
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar
Esahubble_opo9504a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 23h 51m 56.5s
DEC = -1° 9’ 10.2”
Orientation
North is 116.0° CW
Field of View
0.7 x 0.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Pisces

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Esahubble_opo9504a_1280
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ID
opo9504a
Subject Category
D.5.3.2.1  
Subject Name
PKS 2349-014
Credits
John Bahcall, Institute for Advanced Study, NASA/ESA
Release Date
1995-01-11T23:30:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9504a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
606
Start Time
Integration Time
2100
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
357.985287644, -1.15282967967
Reference Dimension
400.0, 400.0
Reference Pixel
200.0, 200.0
Scale
-2.76085147113e-05, 2.76085147113e-05
Rotation
-116.04000000000002
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
opo9504a
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:43:32+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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