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HST 14176+5226

HST 14176+5226
HST 14176+5226 is the first, and brightest lens system discovered in 1995 with the Hubble telescope. This lens candidate has now been confirmed spectroscopically using large ground-based telescopes. The elliptical lensing galaxy is located 7 billion light-years away, and the lensed quasar is about 11 billion light-years distant.

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    14h 17m 36.3s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    52° 26' 44.0"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    HST 14176+5226
  • Release Date
    May 13, 1999
  • Science Release
    Natural Lenses in Space Stretch Hubble’s View of the Universe
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  • Credit
    Credit: Kavan Ratnatunga (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) and NASA

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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