Talk:List of quasars/workpage
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Nearest quasars[edit]
| Rank | Quasar | Distance | Notes |
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| 1 | 3C 273 | z=0.158 | |
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| Quasar | Date | Distance | Notes |
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| 3C 273 | 1963 − current | z=0.158 | First redshift identified for a quasar. This was the most distant object discovered at the time of discovery. No other quasars are less distant than the first quasar whose redshift was measured. |
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Quasars mistaken for other things[edit]
| Quasar | non-quasar name | Mistaken for | Notes |
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| (or perhaps a galaxy) | (Huensch et al. 1996 - coolest ROSAT star) | star | [2] |
| QSO z=0.172 (Margon & Deutsch 1997) | CC Boo | halo red giant (Jura & Kleinmann 1992) | [2] |
| BL Lac | star | [2] | |
| X Com | star | [2] | |
| AP Lib | star | [2] | |
| V396 Her | star | [2] | |
| 3C 273 | 3C 273 | emission lines being attributed to transitions in highly ionized neon and such, at their rest wavelengths | [2] |
- ^ QUASARS - HOW BIG ARE THEY?
- ^ a b c d e f g Astronomy Society of the Pacific, "Astrophysics in 1997", Virginia Trimble and Lucy-Ann McFadden, 1998 March (accessed 2009-11-11)