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3C 68. 1: A very red QSO with an intermediate redshift

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J., Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/182147· OSTI ID:7178861
Spectroscopic observations of the red stellar object identified with 3C 68.1 show it to be a QSO with redshift 1.238. The spectral index of the optical continuum is found to be about 6, a value considerably steeper than that previously found for QSOs. (AIP)
Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College, London
OSTI ID:
7178861
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J., Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J., Lett.; (United States) Vol. 206:3; ISSN AJLEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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