Quasar PKS 2349
This image reveals the huge, thin tidal arms of a galaxy associated with the luminous quasar, which is 1.5 billion light-years from Earth.
The odd-shaped arms suggest an encounter between the quasar and a companion galaxy. The thick bright line above the quasar is an edge-on background galaxy.
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About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9635b1 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 November 1996, 15:00 |
| Size: | 296 x 296 px |
About the Object
| Name: | PKS 2349 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
| Distance: | z=0.173 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
