Lensed quasar and its surroundings
HE0435-1223, located in the centre of this wide-field image, is among the five best lensed quasars discovered to date. The foreground galaxy creates four almost evenly distributed images of the distant quasar around it.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA, Suyu et al.
About the Image
| Id: | heic1702a |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 January 2017, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1702 |
| Size: | 2020 x 2020 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HE0435-1223 |
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| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Lensing |
| Distance: | z=1.689 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Category: | Cosmology Quasars and Black Holes |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 38 14.89 |
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| Position (Dec): | -12° 17' 15.19" |
| Field of view: | 1.68 x 1.68 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |