PKS 0428+205

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Right ascension04h 31m 03.76s[1]
Declination+20° 37 34.26[1]
Redshift0.220200[1]
PKS 0428+205
SDSS image of PKS 0428+205
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationTaurus
Right ascension04h 31m 03.76s[1]
Declination+20° 37 34.26[1]
Redshift0.220200[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity66,014 km/s[1]
Distance2.723 Gly
Apparent magnitude (B)22.17
Characteristics
TypeCSS[1]
Size~307,900 ly (94.39 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Other designations
NVSS J043103+203734, OF +247, DA 138, 2MASX J04310377+2037346, TXS 0428+205, PKS J0431+2037, IERS B0428+205, VLSS J0431.0+2037[1]

PKS 0428+205 known as OF 247, is a radio galaxy located in the constellation of Taurus. The redshift of the galaxy is (z) 0.220[1] and it was first discovered as an extragalatic compact source in October 1971 by astronomers.[2] It is classified as a compact steep spectrum (CSS) object.[3][4]

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