Hubble image archive
Quasar 1208+101 (Gravitational Lens Candidate)
An image of the gravitational lens candidate taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WF/PC) in PC mode, on 23 December 1991. The HST picture shows that the quasar actually consists of two images. HST observations to be made this winter will sho...
- Date
- Jan 1, 1992
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1992-03-52-image
An image of the gravitational lens candidate taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WF/PC) in PC mode, on 23 December 1991. The HST picture shows that the quasar actually consists of two images. HST observations to be made this winter will show whether this is a gravitational lens or a chance superposition of a star in our own galaxy and a quasar. The bar in the lower left represents one arc second (the diameter of a penny seen at about two miles) which is the typical resolution of ground-based telescopes.
This image is being presented on Monday, January 13th at the 179th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Atlanta, Georgia.
Credits
J. Bahcall/NASA;Investigators: John Bachall (IAS Princeton), Dan Maoz (IAS, Princeton), Donald Schneider (IAS, Princeton) Brian Yanny (IAS, Princeton), Rodger Doxsey (STScI) Neta Bahcall (Princeton), Qfer Lahav (Cambridge, England)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Quasar 1208+101 |
| R.A. Position | 12h 10m 57.07s |
| Dec. Position | 09° 54' 27.2" |
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