Lensed quasar
B1608+656 is among the five best lensed quasars discovered to date. The two foreground galaxies smeared the light of the more distant quasar's host galaxy into bright arcs.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA, Suyu et al.
About the Image
| Id: | heic1702c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 January 2017, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1702 |
| Size: | 800 x 800 px |
About the Object
| Name: | CLASS B1608+656 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Lensing |
| Distance: | z=1.394 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Category: | Cosmology Quasars and Black Holes |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 9 13.88 |
| Position (Dec): | 65° 32' 27.76" |
| Field of view: | 0.10 x 0.10 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 93.4° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |