Lensed quasar
RXJ1131-1231 is among the five best lensed quasars discovered to date. The foreground galaxy smears the image of the background quasar into a bright arc (left) and creates a total of four images — three of which can be seen within the arc.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA, Suyu et al.
About the Image
| Id: | heic1702d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 January 2017, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1702 |
| Size: | 560 x 560 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 2MASX J11315154-1231587, RXJ1131-1231 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Lensing |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Category: | Cosmology Quasars and Black Holes |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 31 51.40 |
| Position (Dec): | -12° 31' 59.23" |
| Field of view: | 0.12 x 0.12 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left 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
NICMOS |