Quasar 0316-346
Hubble has captured a tidal tail of dust and gas beneath quasar 0316-346, located 2.2 billion light-years from Earth. The peculiar-shaped tail suggests that the host galaxy has interacted with a passing galaxy that is not in the image.
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About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9635a3 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 November 1996, 15:00 |
| Size: | 296 x 296 px |
About the Object
| Name: | QSO B0316-3437 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
| Distance: | z=0.266 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
