3C 47

3C 47
Hubble Legacy Archive WFPC2 image of 3C 47
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 36m 24.42s[1]
Declination +20° 57′ 27.5″[1]
Redshift 0.425[1][2]
Distance 4.3 billion light-years (Light travel time)[2]
5.2 billion light-years
(present)[2]
2322 Mpc[3]
Type Sy1[2]
FR II[2]
QSO[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 18.1[2]
Other designations
LEDA 2817500, 4C 20.07, 3C 47, QSO B0133+20
See also: Quasar, List of quasars

3C 47 is a Seyfert galaxy[1] / lobe-dominated quasar[3] located in the constellation Pisces. It was the first quasar found with the classic double radio-lobe structure.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Simbad
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for 3C 47. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  3. 1 2 "3C 47". XJET: X-Ray Emission from Extragalactic Radio Jets. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  4. ↑ 3C 47 (J. P. Leahy)

Coordinates: 01h 36m 24.42s, +20° 57′ 27.5″


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