Quasar MC2 1635+119 and host galaxy
This image taken by Hubble shows the host galaxy of the quasar MC2 1635+119. The quasar sits in an indisturbed elliptical galaxy which shows a shell structure indicating a recent merger. An intermediate population of stars is dominating the galaxy and probably the result of a strong star burst at the time of the merging process.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and G. Canalizo (University of California, Riverside)
About the Image
About the Object
Name: | MC2 1635+11.9, QSO B1635+119 |
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Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
Distance: | z=0.146 (redshift) |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Category: | Galaxies Quasars and Black Holes |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 16 37 46.50 |
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Position (Dec): | 11° 49' 49.23" |
Field of view: | 1.17 x 1.17 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |