3C 9

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3C 9
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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "3C 9". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for 3C 009. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  3. ↑ "3C 9". XJET: X-Ray Emission from Extragalactic Radio Jets. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  4. ↑ Time magazine, The Quasi-Quasars, Friday, June 18, 1965
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