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LBQS 1429 008

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Right ascension
  
14 32 29.25

Redshift
  
2.08

Type
  
QSO

Constellation
  
Virgo

Declination
  
−01° 06′ 16.1″

Distance
  
10.5 gly

Magnitude
  
17.7

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
17.7

Similar
  
Twin Quasar, NGC 5548, 3C 273, 3C 48, Einstein Cross

LBQS 1429-008 (QQ 1429−008, QQ 1432−0106, QQQ J1432−0106) is a physical triple quasar. It was the first physical triple discovered.

References

LBQS 1429-008 Wikipedia