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PKS 1402-012
Quasar in the constellation of Virgo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PKS 1402-012, also known as UM 632, is a quasar located in the constellation of Virgo. With a redshift of 2.51, the object is located 10.7 billion light-years from Earth.[1]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000.0 epoch), Constellation ...
PKS 1402-012 | |
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![]() The quasar PKS 1402-012, seen by DESI Legacy Surveys | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 14h 04m 45.895s |
Declination | -01d 30m 21.947s |
Redshift | 2.518154 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 754,924 km/s |
Distance | 10.732 Gly (light travel time distance) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.149 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.197 |
Surface brightness | 18.3 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Opt.var, RLQ |
Other designations | |
UM 632, 2QZ J140445.8-013022, PGC 50193, NVSS J140445-013021, QUEST 123404, TXS 1402-012, IRCF J140445.8-013021 |
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