3 C 273

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Quark
gptkbp:active_galactic_nucleus gptkb:true
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 12.9
gptkbp:associated_with the 3 C catalog
gptkbp:brightness_variability observed
gptkbp:discovered_by Astronomer A. C. Becker
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1963
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 2.5 billion light-years
gptkbp:emissions_standard H-alpha
Fe II
H-beta
Mg II
C IV
gptkbp:file_system gptkb:true
gptkbp:first_appearance optical wavelengths
X-ray wavelengths
radio wavelengths
gamma-ray wavelengths
gptkbp:first_quasar_identified gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_been_imaged in various wavelengths
gptkbp:has_gamma_ray_counterpart gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 4 times that of the Milky Way
gptkbp:has_optical_counterpart gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_radio_counterpart gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_spectral_type Luminous blue variable
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_variations days to weeks
gptkbp:has_xray_counterpart gptkb:true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 3 C 273
gptkbp:is_considered a prototype for quasars.
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_one_of the brightest quasars
gptkbp:is_part_of many astronomical studies
the 3 C survey
gptkbp:is_studied_in extensively
gptkbp:is_used_for a standard candle for cosmology
gptkbp:is_visible_from naked eye under ideal conditions
gptkbp:jet_direction towards Earth
gptkbp:lighting detected
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Virgo_constellation
gptkbp:mass approximately 886 million solar masses
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:true
gptkbp:optical_spectrum broad emission lines
gptkbp:radio_source gptkb:true
gptkbp:redshift 0.158
gptkbp:type gptkb:Bizarro
gptkbp:was_first_identified_as a quasar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Quasar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6