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3C 273
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3C 273 is a quasar located at the center of a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. It was the first quasar ever to be identified and is the visually brightest quasar in the sky as se
Quasar 3C 273 taken by HST
Quasar 3C 273 taken by HST
3C 273 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. Light from the bright quasar nucleus is blocked by a coronagraph so that
3C 273 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. Light from the bright quasar nucleus is blocked by a coronagraph so that the surrounding host galaxy can more easily be seen. Credit: NASA/ESA
The first complete ground-based color image of quasar 3C 273, revealing the host galaxy and relativistic jet through PSF subtraction of the quasar's p
The first complete ground-based color image of quasar 3C 273, revealing the host galaxy and relativistic jet through PSF subtraction of the quasar's point-source light.
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A quasar is an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus. It is sometimes known as a quasi-stellar object, abbreviated QSO. The emission from an AGN is powered by accretion onto a supermassive black
3C 273
…3C 273 is a quasar located at the center of a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. It was the first quasar ever to be identified and is the visually…
Artist's image of the accretion disc in ULAS J1120+0641, a very distant quasar containing a supermassive black hole with a mass two billion times that
Artist's image of the accretion disc in ULAS J1120+0641, a very distant quasar containing a supermassive black hole with a mass two billion times that of the Sun
The Chandra X-ray image of PKS 1127-145, a quasar about 10 billion light-years from Earth. An X-ray jet extends at least a million light-years from th
The Chandra X-ray image of PKS 1127-145, a quasar about 10 billion light-years from Earth. An X-ray jet extends at least a million light-years from the quasar. Image is 60 arcseconds on a side. RA 11h 30m 7.10s Dec −14° 49' 27" in Crater. Observation date: May 28, 2000. Instrument: ACIS
Hubble images of quasar 3C 273. At right, a coronagraph blocks the quasar's light, making it easier to see the surrounding host galaxy.
Hubble images of quasar 3C 273. At right, a coronagraph blocks the quasar's light, making it easier to see the surrounding host galaxy.
A cosmic mirage known as the Einstein Cross. Four apparent images are actually from the same quasar.
A cosmic mirage known as the Einstein Cross. Four apparent images are actually from the same quasar.