3C 273

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History

Cambridge 3C Lunar occultation Cyril Hazard Parkes Radio Telescope

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Properties

Optically Redshift Luminosity distance Parallax Very Large Telescope

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Observation

Northern Southern Amateur telescope Right ascension Fifth Fundamental Catalog

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Overview

Quasar Elliptical galaxy Constellation Virgo Apparent visual magnitude

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Apparent magnitude (V): 12.9
Constellation: Virgo
Declination: +02° 03′ 09″
Distance: 2.443 Gly (749 Mpc) (luminosity distance) 1.80+0.32 −0.28 Gly (552+97 −79 Mpc) (parallax distance)
Notable features: optically brightest quasar, first spectrum of a quasar
Redshift: 0.158339 ± 0.000067

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Observation

Northern Northern Hemisphere
Southern Southern Hemisphere
Amateur telescope Amateur astronomy
Right ascension
Fifth Fundamental Catalog
International Celestial Reference System
Earth

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History

Cambridge University of Cambridge
3C Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources
Lunar occultation
Cyril Hazard
Parkes Radio Telescope
Optical
Maarten Schmidt
Bev Oke
Nature Nature (journal)
3C 48
Variable stars Variable star
BL Lac BL Lacertae
W Com W Comae Berenices?action=edit&redlink=1
AU CVn AU Canum Venaticorum?action=edit&redlink=1
X-ray
Spitzer Space Telescope

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related to External links · 21

3C 273 → Articles, Astrophoto, Database, Detailed CCD, DSS2, ESA, GALEX, Hydrogen, INTEGRAL Science Data Centre, IRAS, MAP, ORG SDSS, Quasar, Redshift MeasurementNightSkyInfo, SDSS, Season AAVSO3C, Sky Map, Spring, Variable Star Of The, WikiSky

related to history · 17

3C 273 → After, Also, AU CVn, Bev Oke, BL Lac, Com, Cyril Hazard, However, In, Its, Maarten Schmidt, Nature, Parkes Radio Telescope, Prior, Radio Sources, The, Third Cambridge Catalog

related to Observation · 11

3C 273 → Due, Earth, Fifth Fundamental Catalog, FK5, Given, ICRS, International Celestial Reference System, July, March, Situated, Virgo

is a · 3

3C 273 → most distant celestial object average amateur astronomers are likely to see through their telescopes, quasar located at the center of a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo, radio-loud quasar

related to Host galaxy · 2

3C 273 → E4, The

Apparent magnitude (V) · 1

3C 273 → 12.9

Constellation · 1

3C 273 → Virgo

Declination · 1

3C 273 → +02° 03′ 09″

Distance · 1

3C 273 → 2.443 Gly (749 Mpc) (luminosity distance) 1.80+0.32 −0.28 Gly (552+97 −79 Mpc) (parallax distance)

Notable features · 1

3C 273 → optically brightest quasar, first spectrum of a quasar

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3c quasar 273 jet galaxy magnitude distance first radio apparent earth object redshift luminosity optical also virgo telescope sky central

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
3C 273	Apparent magnitude (V)	12.9	1.00	infobox
3C 273	Constellation	Virgo	1.00	infobox
3C 273	Declination	+02° 03′ 09″	1.00	infobox
3C 273	Distance	2.443 Gly (749 Mpc) (luminosity distance) 1.80+0.32 −0.28 Gly (552+97 −79 Mpc) (parallax distance)	1.00	infobox
3C 273	Notable features	optically brightest quasar, first spectrum of a quasar	1.00	infobox
3C 273	Redshift	0.158339 ± 0.000067	1.00	infobox
3C 273	Right ascension	12h 29m 06.7s	1.00	infobox
3C 273	Type	Blazar; Sy1	1.00	infobox
3C 273	is a	quasar located at the center of a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo	0.90	text
3C 273	is a	most distant celestial object average amateur astronomers are likely to see through their telescopes	0.90	text
3C 273	is a	radio-loud quasar	0.90	text
3C 273	related to External links	Database	0.60	section

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