About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0303c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 January 2003, 18:19 |
| Size: | 477 x 572 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 3C 273, IRAS 12265+0219, QSO B1226+023 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar • Quasars/AGN/Black Hole Images/Videos |
| Distance: | z=0.158 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
