4C 58.17

4C 58.17
SDSS image of 4C 58.17
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension08h 54m 41.99s
Declination+57° 57′ 29.93″
Redshift1.317368
Heliocentric radial velocity394,937 km/s
Distance9.036 Gly
Apparent magnitude (V)18.18
Apparent magnitude (B)18.56
Characteristics
TypeLPQ FSRQ
Size~215,000 ly (65.8 kpc) (estimated)
Notable featuressuperluminal quasar
Other designations
SDSS J085442.00+575729.9, LEDA 2821457, NVSS J085441+575729, VLSS J0854.7+5757, 6C B085050.2+580854, S4 0850+58, VIPS 163, RX J0854.6+5757, 2CXO J085442.0+575730

4C 58.17 also known as 0850+581, is a quasar located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. The redshift of the object is (z) 1.317 estimating a light-travel time distance of 9 billion light years away from Earth and was first discovered as an astronomical radio source by astronomers in 1981. It is a flat-spectrum radio quasar and a superluminal source.