| PKS 0226-559 | |
|---|---|
 PKS 0226-559, as seen by DESI Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Right ascension | 02h 28m 21.61s |
| Declination | -55d 46m 03.50s |
| Redshift | 2.464000 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 738,689 km/s |
| Distance | 10.659 Gly (light travel time distance) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.087 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.115 |
| Surface brightness | 17.6 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | FSRQ |
| Other designations | |
| PKS B0226-559, PMN J0228-5546, ACT-S J022821-554601, RFC J0228-5546, BZQ J0228-5546, IRCF J022821.5-554603, CRATES J0228-5546 | |
PKS 0226-559 known as PMN J0228-5546 is a quasar located in the constellation Horologium. At the redshift of 2.464, the object is roughly 10.6 billion light-years from Earth.[1]
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