B2 0806+35

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Right ascension08h 09m 38.88s[1]
Declination+34° 55 37.26[1]
Redshift0.082493[1]
B2 0806+35
SDSS image of B2 0806+35.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationLynx
Right ascension08h 09m 38.88s[1]
Declination+34° 55 37.26[1]
Redshift0.082493[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity24,731 km/s ± 6[1]
Distance1.191 Gly (365.40 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)17.42
Characteristics
TypeBrClG;Cand. BLLAC[1]
Size~187,200 ly (57.40 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Other designations
2MASX J08093889+3455372, IERS B0806+350, LEDA 3084703, RBS 0691, VIPS 0076, SDSS J080938.88+345537.2, VLSS J0809.6+3455[1]

B2 0806+35 is a BL Lacertae object[2][3] located in the constellation of Lynx. The redshift of the object is (z) 0.082[1] and it was first discovered as an astronomical radio source by astronomers who were conducting the B2 survey in May 1972.[4] This object has also been classified as a blazar in literature.[5]

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