Wide-field view of the sky around the quasar P172+18
This visible-light, wide-field image of the region around the distant quasar P172+18 was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The object itself lies very close to the centre and is not visible in this picture, but many other, much closer, galaxies are seen in this wide-field view.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso2103b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 8 March 2021, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2103 |
| Size: | 9597 x 8065 px |
About the Object
| Name: | P172+18 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 29 23.44 |
| Position (Dec): | 18° 47' 58.24" |
| Field of view: | 161.50 x 135.72 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.6° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |