Distant Quasar Providing Clues to Early-Universe Conditions

VLBA image of the quasar P352–15, at a distance of nearly 13 billion light-years from Earth. Three main components of the object are seen, with two of them showing further substructure.
Credit: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)
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Telescope | VLBA; VLBA |
Band | 18cm; 18cm |
Date | 2018-01-23 |
Center | RA: 23:29:36.82, Dec: -15:20:14.44 |
Field of View | 0.012 x 0.012 arcminutes |
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