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QSO B1623+268C

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Right ascension: 16h 25m 57.39s
Declination: +26° 44′ 48.2″
Galactic l, b: 45.406, 42.57
Magnitude V: 19.28
Parallax: 0.0571 mas
Redshift z: 2.601
Radial velocity: 2.5686e+05 km/s
Proper motion: 0.225, -0.223 mas/yr

Also known as

18 identifiers

Gaia DR2 1304982863217324160Gaia DR3 1304982863217324160[HB93] 1623+268CKODIAQ J162557+264448KP 1623.9+26.8KP 78QSO B1623+2651BQSO B1623+268CQSO J1625+2644BSDSS J162557.38+264448.1SDSS J162557.38+264448.2[VV96] J162557.7+264444[VV98] J162557.7+264444[VV2000] J162557.7+264444[VV2003] J162557.7+264444[VV2006] J162557.7+264444[VV2010] J162557.4+264447[WTW94] 1623+268C

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
[ESS2003] Q1623-BX511	Galaxy	17.64″	—
[ESS2003] Q1623-BX522	Galaxy	22.34″	—
[ESS2003] Q1623-MD107	Galaxy	54.17″	—
[ESS2003] Q1623-BX502	Galaxy	55.99″	—
[ESS2003] Q1623-BX599	Galaxy	81.7″	—
SDSS J162602.37+264337.8	QSO	97.06″	—
QSO B1623+268A	QSO	125.5″	18.41
[ESS2003] Q1623-BX455	Galaxy	148.1″	—
[ESS2003] Q1623-BX449	Galaxy	160.1″	—
[ESS2003] Q1623-BX432	Galaxy	165.9″	—
[ESS2003] Q1623-BX447	Galaxy	173.5″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/qso-b1623-268c · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.