3C 9 | |
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Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 20m 25.22s |
Declination | +15° 40′ 54.7″ |
Redshift | 2.0194 [1] 240,526 km/s [1] |
Distance | 10 billion light-years (light travel time) [2] ~17 billion light-years (present comoving distance) [2] |
Type | FR II RG [2] QSO [1] [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.62 [1] |
Other designations | |
2C 26, LEDA 2817473 [1] | |
See also: Quasar, List of quasars |
3C 9 is a lobe-dominated quasar [1] [3] located in the constellation Pisces.
In 1965, it was the most distant object discovered at the time of discovery. This was the first object found with a redshift in excess of 2. [4]