Lensed quasar MG0414+0534
The image is an infrared colour composite of the quadruply lensed quasar system MG0414+0534 made by combining 20 min ISAAC J (1.25µm) and Ks (2.16µm) exposures. This complex of images is only about 2 arcsec across. At the centre is the red galaxy at redshift z = 0.96 which is responsible for the four (of which two are not completely resolved) gravitationally lensed images of a z = 2.64 quasar plus a faint arc.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9856f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 November 1998 |
| Related releases: | eso9856 |
| Size: | 2916 x 3104 px |
About the Object
| Name: | MG0414+0534 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
| Distance: | z=2.64 (redshift) |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared K | 2.12 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |