Q0051-279

Q0051-279
Q0051-279
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Right ascension	Unknown, located in South Galactic Pole
Declination	Unknown
Redshift	4.43
	See also: Quasar, List of quasars

Last updated July 20, 2025

Q0051-279 is a distant quasar. At the time of its discovery in 1987, the quasar was the furthest astronomical objects ever discovered, with a redshift of 4.43.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Gleick, James (19 January 1988). "THE BIRTH OF QUASARS: VIOLENT COSMIC ACCIDENTS OFFER A CLUE". New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
↑ Warren, S. J.; Hewett, P. C.; Osmer, P. S.; Irwin, M. J. (1987). "Quasars of redshift z = 4.43 and z = 4.07 in the South Galactic Pole field". Nature (London). 330 (6147): 453. Bibcode:1987Natur.330..453W. doi:10.1038/330453a0. ISSN 0028-0836.
↑ Warren, S. J.; Hewett, P. C.; Osmer, P. S.; Irwin, M. J. (December 1987). "Quasars of redshift z = 4.43 and z = 4.07 in the South Galactic Pole field" . Nature. 330 (6147): 453–455. Bibcode:1987Natur.330..453W. doi:10.1038/330453a0. ISSN 1476-4687.

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[1] Gleick, James (19 January 1988). "THE BIRTH OF QUASARS: VIOLENT COSMIC ACCIDENTS OFFER A CLUE". New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[2] Warren, S. J.; Hewett, P. C.; Osmer, P. S.; Irwin, M. J. (1987). "Quasars of redshift z = 4.43 and z = 4.07 in the South Galactic Pole field". Nature (London). 330 (6147): 453. Bibcode:1987Natur.330..453W. doi:10.1038/330453a0. ISSN 0028-0836.

[3] Warren, S. J.; Hewett, P. C.; Osmer, P. S.; Irwin, M. J. (December 1987). "Quasars of redshift z = 4.43 and z = 4.07 in the South Galactic Pole field" . Nature. 330 (6147): 453–455. Bibcode:1987Natur.330..453W. doi:10.1038/330453a0. ISSN 1476-4687.

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