| 3C 9 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 20m 25.22s |
| Declination | +15° 40′ 54.7″ |
| Redshift | 2.0194 240,526 km/s |
| Distance | 10 billion light-years (light travel time) ~17 billion light-years (present comoving distance) |
| Type | FR II RG QSO |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.62 |
| Other designations | |
| 2C 26, LEDA 2817473 | |
| See also: Quasar, List of quasars | |
3C 9 is a lobe-dominated quasar located in the constellation Pisces. This quasar is classified as radio loud with a jet. It has X-ray emission located primary on two sides of its nucleus, based on Chandra observations.
The host of 3C 9 is described as a ring-like galaxy undergoing a merger. The two nuclei of the merging galaxies are estimated to be 9 kiloparsecs apart.
In 1965, it was the most distant object discovered at the time of discovery. This was the first object found with a redshift in excess of 2.
