Published July 3, 1986
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Journal article
A QSO with redshift 3.8 found on a UK Schmidt telescope IIIa-F prism plate
- 1. Cambridge Univ. (UK). Inst. of Astronomy
- 2. Pittsburgh Univ., PA (USA). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
- 3. Palomar Observatory, Pasadena, CA (USA)
Description
The authors report the use of a UK Schmidt telescope (UKST) IIIa-F prism plate to discover a QSO (quasi-stellar object), 1208 + 1011, with a redshift z=3.80. In two UKST fields, six QSOs with redshifts between 3.3 and 3.8 have been discovered, of which four have z >= 3.5; including PK S200-330, only four other QSOs with z >= 3.50 are known over the whole sky. The success up to z = 3.8 indicates that redshifts >4 could soon be attained. (U.K.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nature (London)
- Journal Volume
- 322
- Journal Issue
- 6074
- Series
- Nature (London).
- Journal Page Range
- 38-40
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- CODEN
- NATUA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 18000624
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LYMAN LINES; MAPS; QUASARS; RED SHIFT; SPECTRA; VISIBLE RADIATION; VISIBLE SPECTRA
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; RADIATIONS