1ES 1011+496

1ES 1011+496
BL Lac object 1ES 1011+496 seen by SDSS.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension10h 15m 04.140s
Declination+49° 26′ 00.70″
Redshift0.212000
Heliocentric radial velocity63,556 km/s
Distance2.727 Gly
Apparent magnitude (V)16.15
Apparent magnitude (B)16.56
Characteristics
TypeBL LAC
Size78.54 kiloparsecs (256,200 light-years)
(diameter; 2MASS K-band total isophote)
Notable featuresHigh frequency peaked BL Lac object
Other designations
2MASS J10150414+49226008, RBS 0841, LEDA 2342845, NVSS J101504+492601, 7C 1011+4941, VIPS 0312, RX J1015.0+4926, 51P 104

1ES 1011+496 is a relatively distant BL Lacertae object (BL Lac) located 2.7 billion light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. This object has a redshift of 0.212 based on its absorption line spectrum and was first discovered as an extragalactic radio source by astronomers in March 1986.