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3C 273

(first quasar discovered)

3C 273 is the first quasar identified and is the brightest in visible light. It has a jet about 60 kpc in length. It was discovered as a radio source in 1959, then in visible light in 1963. The host galaxy is elliptical. Characteristics:

(galaxy,radio,quasar,jet)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3C_273
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=3C+273
https://www.aavso.org/vsots_3c273
https://chandra.harvard.edu/rutgers/map/object/3c273/about.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1963Natur.197.1040S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1963IBVS...23....1S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1964ApJ...139..416S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1964ApJ...140....1G/references
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance		Lightyears
/Lookback Years		  
.158624Mpc2.04Gly3C 273
Coordinates:3C 273
J122906.7+020309

Referenced by page:
Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources (3C)
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