In case you didn't get your fill of challenging targets after reading Contributing Editor Steve Gottlieb's Going Deep column in the May issue, jump into the list of quasars below that he put together for your enjoyment. Click here for a printable PDF of the table.
Happy observing!
Long-Distance Quasars (z > 1.0)
Object | V | z | Gyr | RA | Dec. | Comments |
CTA 102 | 17.3 | 1.04 | 7.9 | 22h 32.6m | +11° 44′ | V = 11.3 maximum |
PG 1718+481 | 14.6 | 1.08 | 8.1 | 17h 19.6m | +48° 04′ | Visible in a 10-inch |
PG 1634+706 | 14.7 | 1.34 | 8.9 | 16h 34.5m | +70° 32′ | Visible in a 10-inch |
Double Quasar | 16.5 / 16.7 | 1.40 | 9.1 | 10h 01.3m | +55° 54′ | Twin lensed quasar at 6″ |
Ton 490 | 15.4 | 1.64 | 9.7 | 10h 13.9m | +24° 49′ | Easy in 18-inch |
Einstein Cross | 17.5–18.5 | 1.69 | 9.8 | 22h 40.5m | +03° 22′ | Quadruply lensed quasar |
HE 0515-4414 | 14.9 | 1.71 | 9.8 | 05h 17.1m | –44° 11′ | |
Mrk 679 | 16.6 | 1.91 | 10.2 | 14h 23.4m | +32° 52′ | Near NGC 5611 |
Q1224-1116 | 15.4 | 1.98 | 10.3 | 12h 27.4m | –11° 34′ | Near NGC 4484 |
PG 1247+268 | 15.6 | 2.04 | 10.4 | 12h 50.1m | +26° 31′ | Ultra-luminous quasar |
S4 1435+638 | ~16.0 | 2.07 | 10.5 | 14h 36.8m | +63° 37′ | |
Andromeda’s Parachute | ~15.5 | 2.38 | 10.9 | 01h 47.2m | +46° 31′ | Quadruply lensed quasar |
QSO B1603+3820 | 16.0 | 2.55 | 11.1 | 16h 04.9m | +38° 12′ | |
HS 1549+1919 | ~15.5 | 2.84 | 11.4 | 15h 51.9m | +19° 11′ | |
SBS 1425+606 | 15.8 | 2.86 | 11.4 | 14h 26.9m | +60° 26′ | |
HS 1946+7658 | 16.0 | 3.05 | 11.5 | 19h 44.9m | +77° 06′ | |
S5 0014+81 | 16.5 | 3.37 | 11.7 | 00h 17.1m | +81° 35′ | |
QSO B1422+231 | 15.8 | 3.62 | 11.9 | 14h 24.6m | +22° 56′ | Quadruply lensed quasar |
APM 08279+5255 | 16.2 | 3.91 | 12.1 | 08h 31.7m | +52° 45′ | Most distant viewed in 18-inch |
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