3C 9 Explained

3C 9 is a lobe-dominated quasar^{[1] [2]} located in the constellation Pisces.

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.^[3]

External links

• Wikisky image of 3C 9
• Image of 3C 9 by PanSTARRS

Notes and References

1. 3C 9. 2019-11-20.
2. Web site: 2009-03-26 . 3C 9 . XJET: X-Ray Emission from Extragalactic Radio Jets . 2010-04-06.
3. Time magazine, The Quasi-Quasars, Friday, June 18, 1965