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Twinkle, Twinkle, Massive Quasar.


Astronomers are usually excited about finding a couple of quasars Proper naming of quasars are by Catalogue Entry, Qxxxx±yy using B1950 coordinates, or QSO Jxxxx±yyyy using J2000 coordinates.

This page lists quasars.
  • 3C 449
  • 3C 48
  • 3C 212
  • 3C 273
  • QSO J1819+3845
  • QSO 2237+0305
  • Q0957+561
  • QSO J0842+1835
  • 3C 9
 together, but in this one shot, they found 18. These quasars, ultrabright galaxies thought to be wrapped around black holes, cover a region of space in the Leo the Lion Noun 1. Leo the Lion - the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
Leo, Lion
 constellation about 600 million light-years across and 6.5 billion light-years from Earth. Experts are calling it the largest structure in the observable universe This article or section may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted which do not the text.
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Title Annotation:observed in Leo constellation
Publication:New York Times Upfront
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Feb 5, 2001
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