Right ascension 00 20 25.22 Redshift 2.018240477 km/s Magnitude 18.21 Apparent magnitude (V) 18.21 | Declination +15° 40′ 54.7″ Type FR II RGQSO | |
Distance 10 billion light-years(Light travel time)~17 billion light-years(present comoving distance) Similar 3C 47, 3C 48, 3C 147, 3C 273, 3C 295 | ||
3C 9 is a lobe-dominated quasar located in the constellation Pisces.
In 1965, it was the most distant object discovered at the time of discovery. This was the first quasar with a redshift in excess of 2.
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