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Digitized Sky Survey Image of PKS 0405-123

This is a Digitized Sky Survey/UK Schmidt image of the region around PKS 0405-123 taken at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. CreditsNASA, ESA, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, and DSS

Date
Jan 1, 2009
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2009-25-2614-image
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This is a Digitized Sky Survey/UK Schmidt image of the region around PKS 0405-123 taken at the Anglo-Australian Telescope.

Credits

NASA, ESA, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, and DSS

Image Details

About The Object
Object NamePKS 0405-123
Object DescriptionQuasar/Active Galaxy
R.A. Position04h 7m 48.42s
Dec. Position-12° 11' 36.66"
ConstellationEridanus
Distance7billion-8 billion light-years (~2 billion parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe DSS image is courtesy of the Digitized Sky Survey, STScI/AURA, Palomar/Caltech, and the UKSTU/AAO. Acknowledgments for PKS 0405-123 Observers: K. Noll (STScI) and J. Green, C. Froning, and B. Keeney (University of Colorado, Boulder) Data Analysis: C. Froning and J. Green (University of Colorado, Boulder) Image Composition: Z. Levay and L. Frattare (STScI) Text: L. Frattare, D. Weaver, and R. Villard (STScI) Illustrations: A. Feild and Z. Levay (STScI) Science Consultants: M. Livio (STScI) and C. Froning and J. Green (University of Colorado, Boulder)
InstrumentDSS>Anglo-Australian Observatory: UK Schmidt
Exposure DatesNovember 6, 1983 and January 10, 1986, Exposure Time: 2.2 hours
FiltersOG590 and GG395
About The Image
Color InfoRed: OG590 Blue: GG395

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