Discovery of a new blue quasar: SDSS J022218.03-062511.1
Journal Article
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· Astronomische Nachrichten
- Austin Peay State Univ., Clarksville, TN (United States)
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
We report the discovery of a bright blue quasar: SDSS J022218.03–062511.1. This object was discovered spectroscopically while searching for hot white dwarfs that may be used as calibration sources for large sky surveys such as the Dark Energy Survey or the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope project. In addition, we present the calibrated spectrum, spectral line shifts and report a redshift of z = 0.521 ± 0.0015 and a rest-frame g-band luminosity of 8.71 × 1011 L⊙.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1223226
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-15-287-AE-CD; arXiv eprint number arXiv:1507.03180
- Journal Information:
- Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 336, Issue 6; ISSN 0004-6337
- Publisher:
- WileyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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