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Scale and Compass Image for Quasar 3C 186

Scale and Compass Image for Quasar 3C 186

About the Object

  • 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.
    8 billion light-years away

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.
    The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 13023, M. Chiaberge (STScI/ESA)
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFC3/UVIS and HST>WFC3/IR
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    WFC3/UVIS: F606W WFC3/IR: F140W
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    3C 186
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Quasar
  • Release Date
    March 23, 2017
  • Science Release
    Gravitational Wave Kicks Monster Black Hole Out Of Galactic Core
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and M. Chiaberge (STScI and JHU)

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Scale and Compass Image for Quasar 3C 186
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

Cyan: F606W Orange: F140W

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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Last Updated
Aug 17, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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