Quasars and Their Host Galaxies
Quasars reside in a variety of galaxies, from normal to highly disturbed. When seen through ground-based telescopes, these compact, enigmatic light sources resemble stars, yet they are billions of light-years away and several hundred billion times brighter than normal stars.
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About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 04505-2958, IRAS 13218+0552, IRAS F03161-3437, PG 0052+251, PG 1012+008, PHL 909 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
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Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |