Digitized Sky Survey Image of PKS 0405-123 (ground-based image)
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is slightly more than 0.5 x 0.5 degrees.
Credit:NASA, ESA, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team and Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | heic0910m |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 September 2009, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0910 |
| Size: | 1903 x 1903 px |
About the Object
| Name: | PKS 0405-123 |
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| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
| Distance: | z=0.574 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 7 48.32 |
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| Position (Dec): | -12° 11' 34.33" |
| Field of view: | 31.96 x 31.96 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.5° left of vertical |
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