Lensed quasar MG0414+0534

The image is an infrared colour composite of the quadruply lensed quasar system MG0414+0534 made by combining 20 min ISAAC J (1.25µm) and Ks (2.16µm) exposures. This complex of images is only about 2 arcsec across. At the centre is the red galaxy at redshift z = 0.96 which is responsible for the four (of which two are not completely resolved) gravitationally lensed images of a z = 2.64 quasar plus a faint arc.

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Id:eso9856f
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:26 de Novembro de 1998
Notícias relacionadas:eso9856
Tamanho:2916 x 3104 px

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Nome:MG0414+0534
Tipo:Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed
Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Distância:z=2.64 (desvio para o vermelho)
Categoria:Quasars and Black Holes

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Infravermelho
K
2.12 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
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J
1.25 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC