Quasar in the constellation of Virgo
PKS 1402+044 Observation data (J2000.0 epoch ) Constellation Virgo Right ascension 14h 05m 01.12s Declination +04d 15m 35.82s Redshift 3.207977 Heliocentric radial velocity 961,727km/s Distance 11.323Gly (light travel time distance) Apparent magnitude (V)0.074 Apparent magnitude (B)0.098 Surface brightness 19.6 Characteristics Type FSRQ; BAL, BLLAC Other designations NVSS J140501+041536,FIRST J140501.1+041535,PGC 2827828, TXS 1402+044,IRCF J140501.1+041535, ZS 1402+043,MRC 1402+044, PMN J1405+0415,SDSS J140501.12+041535.7
PKS 1402+044 is aquasar located in the constellation ofVirgo . It has aredshift of 3.207, estimating the object to be located 11.3 billionlight-years away fromEarth .[ 1] [ 2]
PKS 1402+044 is classified as a broadabsorption-line quasar (BAL QSO) observed bySloan Digital Sky Survey [ 3] radio source .[ 4] [ 5] blazar , a type ofactive galaxy [ 6] [ 7] astrophysical jet that is shot out into the depths ofintergalactic space .[ 8]
The blazar is known to be in its quiescent state, but it shows repeated periods of outbursts that are visible throughout theelectromagnetic spectrum .[ 9] Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope , PKS 1402+044 is found optically variable with >6σ significance,[ 10] γ-ray detected and moreCompton dominated than highsynchrotron peaked (HSP)BL Lac objects .[ 11]
Throughradio imaging by researchers, the quasar is core-dominated with fluctuatingradio emission and radio morphology found smaller in comparison of steep-spectrum quasars.[ 12] magnetic fields along its source axis and a lobe field found to have a misaligned orientation.[ 13]
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