QSO B1359+154

Quasar
name = QSO B1359+154, QSO J1401+1513


caption= QSO B1359+154
epoch = J2000
ra = RA|14| 01| 35.6
dec = DEC| +15| 13| 25.0
constellation name = Boötes
z =3.235 km/s
type = -
dist_ly = - ly ( - kpc)
appmag_v = 21.9
size_v = -
notes = Six-image lens, noted [MRF99] CLASS B1359+154 A, A to F
names =DA 225 , LEDA 2817570 , 3C 171 , 4C 54.11, FIRST J140135.5+151324, NVSS J140135+151325, BWE 1359+1527, GB6 J1401+1513, WB 1359+1527, CLASS B1359+154, 87GB 135911.5+152747

QSO B1359+154 is a rare example of a sixfold multiply imaged quasar that are seen around three foreground galaxies, acting as gravitational lenses [ [http://www.nrao.edu/pr/2001/sixlens/ Astronomers Discover Six-Image Gravitational Lens ] ] [ [http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/library/story/082701-a.html Origins: Library ] ] .

References

External links

* [http://simbad3.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?protocol=html&Ident=CLASS%20B1359%2B154 Simbad data on QSO B1359+154]
* [http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/AladinPreview?-c=14+01+35.60%2B15+13+25.0&ident=QSO+B1359%2B154&submit=Aladin+previewer Image QSO B1359+154]
* [http://www.nrao.edu/imagegallery/php/level3.php?id=279 Six-Image CLASS Gravitational Lens]

ee also

* Twin Quasar
* Einstein Cross