PKS 0442−28

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Right ascension04h 44m 37.70s[1]
Declination−28° 09 54.36[1]
Redshift0.151468[1]
PKS 0442−28
DESI Legacy Surveys image of PKS 0442−28
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension04h 44m 37.70s[1]
Declination−28° 09 54.36[1]
Redshift0.151468[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity45,409 km/s[1]
Distance1.965 Gly
Apparent magnitude (B)18.5
Characteristics
TypeElliptical NLRG[1]
Size~360,000 ly (110 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Other designations
2MASX J04443770−2809544, LEDA 745026, OF −271, MRSS 421−046487, TXS 0442−028, G4Jy 0492, PAPER J071.19−28.21, Cul 0442−082[1]

PKS 0442−28 is a narrow-line radio galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The redshift of the galaxy is (z) 0.151[1] and it was first discovered as an astronomical radio source by astronomers lead by J.G. Bolton in December 1965.[2]

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