1ES 0229+200

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Right ascension02h 32m 48.61s
Declination+20° 17 17.49
Redshift0.140000
1ES 0229+200
The BL Lac object 1ES 0229+200.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationAries
Right ascension02h 32m 48.61s
Declination+20° 17 17.49
Redshift0.140000
Heliocentric radial velocity41,971 km/s
Distance1.945 Gly (596.33 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)18.0
Apparent magnitude (B)18.0
Characteristics
TypeBL Lac
Size98.23 kiloparsecs (320,400 light-years)
(diameter; 2MASS K-band total isophote)[1]
Notable featuresHigh frequency-peaked BL Lac object
Other designations
BZB J0232+2017, LEDA 1622767, RX J0232.8+2017, NVSS J023248+201716

1ES 0229+200 is a relatively distant[2] BL Lacertae object (BL Lac) located in the constellation of Aries, 1.9 billion light years from Earth.[1] It has a redshift of 0.140,[3] and was discovered by astronomers in 1992 who conducted the Einstein IPC Slew Survey.[4] It belongs to a class of high frequency-peaked BL Lac objects.[5][6][7]

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