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QSO F2M 0738 HST Image (Quasar Subtracted)

About the Object

R.A. Position
R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
07h 38m 20.1s
Dec. Position
Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
27° 50' 45.51"
Distance
DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
Redshift: 1.985

About the Data

Data Description
Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
Data were obtained from the HST proposals 12942, PI: E. Glikman (Middlebury College) et al. The science team comprises:T E. Glikman (Middlebury College), B. Simmons (University of Oxford), M. Mailly (Middlebury College), K. Schawinski (Institute for Astronomy, ETH Zurich), C.M. Urry (Yale University), and M. Lacy (NRAO Charlottesville).
Instrument
InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
HST>WFC3/IR
Filters
FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
F105W (Y), and F160W (H)

Object Name
Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
F2M 0738
Object Description
Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
Dust-Reddened Quasars
Release Date
June 18, 2015
Science Release
Hubble Sees the ‘Teenage Years’ of Quasars
Read the release
Credit
NASA, ESA, and E. Glikman (Middlebury College, Vermont)

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This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F105W (Y) Orange: F160W (H)

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