Lensed quasar
HE1104-1805 is among the five best lensed quasars discovered to date. The foreground galaxy in the centre of the image creates two distinct images of the distant quasar to both sides of it.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA, Suyu et al.
About the Image
| Id: | heic1702g |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 January 2017, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1702 |
| Size: | 480 x 480 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HE 1104-1805 |
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| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Lensing |
| Distance: | z=2.31 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Category: | Cosmology Quasars and Black Holes |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 6 33.47 |
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| Position (Dec): | -18° 21' 24.08" |
| Field of view: | 0.10 x 0.10 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |