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PB 6856

QSO SIMBAD QSO 64 papers
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Right ascension
02h 42m 40.32s
Declination
+00° 57′ 27.1″
Galactic l, b
171.06, -51.21
Magnitude V
16.51
Redshift z
0.56908
Radial velocity
1.266e+05 km/s
Proper motion
-0.079, -0.1 mas/yr

Also known as

29 identifiers

1E 0240+00.71RXS J024241.2+0057152MASS J02424033+0057272FBQS J0242+0057FIRST J024240.3+005727Gaia DR2 2498924539611273344Gaia DR3 2498924539611273344[HB93] 0240+007HBQS 0240+0044PB 6856PHL 1443QSO B0240+0044QSO B0240+007RX J0242.6+0057RX J0242.7+0057SDSS J024240.31+005727.1SDSS J024240.31+005727.2TIC 318803135[VV96] J024240.3+005727[VV98] J024240.3+005727WISE J024240.31+005727.2WISEA J024240.31+005727.1[BDW2002] q0240+0044[CMD81] 0240+007[VV2000] J024240.3+005727[VV2003] J024240.3+005727[VV2006] J024240.3+005727[VV2010] J024240.3+005727[ZEH2003] RX J0242.6+0057 2

In the same field

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ObjectTypeSeparationV
2MASS J02424093+0056296 Star 58.27″ 12
SDSS J024233.43+005335.9 Galaxy 253.2″ —
2MASS J02425502+0054570 Star 266.7″ 12.8
TYC 47-293-1 Star 292.6″ 11.93
SN 2006pu Supernova 308.6″ —
SDSS J024241.84+010306.7 QSO 340.4″ —
2MASX J02422724+0102141 LowSurfBrghtG 347.7″ —
SDSS J024306.21+005554.3 QSO 399.3″ —
CRTS J024252.5+010322 Low-Mass* 400″ 15.7
LEDA 1177936 Galaxy 483″ —
[VV2006] J024224.0+010453 QSO 508″ 19.59

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/pb-6856 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.