S5 1803+784

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Right ascension18h 00m 45.683s
Declination+78° 28 04.018
Redshift0.691000
S5 1803+784
The BL Lac object S5 1803+784.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension18h 00m 45.683s
Declination+78° 28 04.018
Redshift0.691000
Heliocentric radial velocity207,157 km/s
Distance6.419 Gly
Apparent magnitude (V)15.90
Apparent magnitude (B)16.4
Characteristics
TypeFRSQ, BL LAC
Other designations
IRAS 18036+7827, S5 1803+78, NVSS J180045+782805, WMAP 072, 4FGL J1800.6+7828, 6C B180338.9+782745

S5 1803+784 is a BL Lacertae object[1] located in the far northern constellation of Draco. It has an estimated redshift (z) of 0.68[2] and was first discovered as an astronomical radio source in 1981 by a team of astronomers.[3] This object is also classified as a blazar because of its extreme variability on the electromagnetic spectrum[4][5] and a source of gamma ray activity.[6] According to preliminary analysis in May 2011, the source of S5 1803+784 has a gamma ray flux (E >100 MeV) of 1.1 ± 0.2 × 10−6 photon cm−2 s−1.[7]

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