Wide-field view of the sky around the most remote quasar
This visible-light wide-field image of the region around ULAS J1120+0641, the most distant quasar found so far, was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The object itself lies very close to the centre and is not visible in this picture, but many other, much closer, galaxies are seen in this wide-field view that spans about three degrees of sky.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1122c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 June 2011, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1122 |
| Size: | 10693 x 8453 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ULAS J1120+0641 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
| Distance: | z=7.1 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 20 41.72 |
| Position (Dec): | 6° 38' 39.89" |
| Field of view: | 179.27 x 141.72 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 N/A |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 N/A |