Quasar
One of the earliest known quasars, first cataloged as a mysterious radio source before its true nature was understood.
| Type | Quasar |
|---|---|
| Distance from Earth | 4,130,000,000 ly |
| Mass | 1.99 × 10^39 kg |
| Apparent magnitude | 16.2 |
| Redshift | 0.367 |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Discovered | 1960 |
Its mass is 1,000,000,000 times the mass of the Sun.
The light reaching us from 3C 48 tonight left it around 4,130,000,000 years ago.
Its light arrives redshifted by z = 0.367, stretched on the way here by the universe's expansion.
It has been on record since 1960.
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