3C 47

3C 47
3C 47
	Hubble Legacy Archive WFPC2 image of 3C 47
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01h 36m 24.42s
Declination	+20° 57′ 27.5″
Redshift	0.425
Distance	4.3 billion light-years (Light travel time); 5.2 billion light-years; (present); 2322 Mpc
Type	Sy1; FR II; QSO
Apparent magnitude (V)	18.1
Other designations
	LEDA 2817500, 4C 20.07, 3C 47, QSO B0133+20
	See also: Quasar, List of quasars

3C 47 is a Seyfert galaxy^[1] / lobe-dominated quasar^[3] located in the constellation Pisces. It was the first quasar found with the classic double radio-lobe structure.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Simbad
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for 3C 47. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
^ ^a ^b "3C 47". XJET: X-Ray Emission from Extragalactic Radio Jets. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
^ 3C 47 (J. P. Leahy)

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