The "cloverleaf" quasar H 1413+117

Left: The central area of a CCD image of the quadruply lensed quasar H 1413+117 (the Cloverleaf), obtained in red light on 8 March 1988 at the ESO/MPI 2.2 m telescope. The four images are clearly separated; they all belong to the same object. Right: The geometry of the system. The four images of the quasar are called A, B, C and D, in order of decreasing brightness. The distances between them are indicated in arcseconds. (ESO Press Release eso8806; BW)

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso8806a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:28 juillet 1988
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso8806
Taille:1756 x 849 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Cloverleaf quasar, H 1413+117
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Distance:z=2.56 (redshift)
Catégorie:Quasars and Black Holes

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
383,1 Kio
JPEG taille écran
160,4 Kio

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
VisibleMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI