3C 295
| 3C 295 | |
|---|---|
3C 295 by Chandra X-Ray Observatory Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 11m 20.6s |
| Declination | +52° 12′ 09″ |
| Redshift | 0.461687±0.000049 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 138,410±15 km/s |
| Galactocentric velocity | 138,528±15 km/s |
| Distance | 6,677 ± 467.4 Mly (2,047.1 ± 143.3 Mpc)h−1 0.6774 (Comoving) 4.910 Gly (1.505 Gpc)h−1 0.6774 (Light-travel) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 20.80 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 22.34 |
| magnitude (J) | 15.193±0.196 |
| magnitude (H) | 14.811±0.223 |
| magnitude (K) | 13.637±0.183 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E/S0; LEG; BrClG NLRG or FRII RG |
| Size | 371,590 ly × 312,130 ly (113.93 kpc × 95.70 kpc) (diameter; 25.0 B-mag arcsec−2) 738,030 ly × 738,030 ly (226.28 kpc × 226.28 kpc) (diameter; "total" magnitude) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.157′ × 0.157′ |
| Other designations | |
| DA 360, 3C 295, 4C 52.30, QSO B1409+524, PGC 2817657 | |
3C 295 is a narrow-line radio galaxy located in the constellation of Boötes. With a redshift of approximately 0.46, it is approximately 2.05 gigaparsecs (6.7 billion light-years) from Earth. At time of the discovery of its redshift in 1960, this was the most remote object known.