Quasar in the constellation Boötes
CLASS B1359+154 |
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Observation data (Epoch J2000) |
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Constellation | Boötes |
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Right ascension | 14h 01m 35.60s[1] |
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Declination | +15° 13′ 25.0″[1] |
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Redshift | 3.235[1] |
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Apparent magnitude (V) | 21.9 |
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Notable features | Six-image lens, noted [MRF99] CLASS B1359+154 A, A to F |
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Other designations |
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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]
See also
- Twin Quasar
- Einstein Cross
References
- ^ a b c Barkhouse, Wayne A.; Hall, Patrick B. (May 2001). "Quasars in the 2MASS Second Incremental Data". The Astronomical Journal. 121 (5): 2843–2850. arXiv:astro-ph/0101270. Bibcode:2001AJ....121.2843B. doi:10.1086/320377. S2CID 15464856.
- ^ Rusin, D.; et al. (August 2001). "B1359+154: A Six-Image Lens Produced by a z ~= 1 Compact Group of Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 557 (2): 594–604. arXiv:astro-ph/0011505. Bibcode:2001ApJ...557..594R. doi:10.1086/322251. S2CID 119470100.
External links
- Simbad data on QSO B1359+154[permanent dead link]
- Image QSO B1359+154
- Six-Image CLASS Gravitational Lens
- SIMBAD data
Constellation of Boötes
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