Spectrum of quasar at Z=5.00

This chart shows the spectrum of "Quasar 1", one of the most distant objects known in the Universe. Quasar 1" has a redshift of no less than 5.0. It was discovered by X. Fan et al. within the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Collaboration and is one of the most distant objects known at present. Its light was emitted when the age of the Universe was only a few percent of its present value. When studied in detail, this high-quality FORS spectrum will provide accurate information on the chemical composition of the gas in these remote objects. The spectrum was obtained in the long-slit spectroscopy mode of FORS1. The total exposure time was 60 minutes.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso9920t
Typ:Aufsuchkarte
Veröffentlichungsdatum:27. Februar 1999
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9920, eso9917
Größe:2994 x 1824 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Quasar, Spectrum
Typ:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Entfernung:z=5.0 (Rotverschiebung)
Kategorie:Quasars and Black Holes

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SpektralbereichTeleskop
Very Large Telescope
FORS1

Exposure time: 3600s