3C 295
| 3C 295 | |
|---|---|
3C 295 by Chandra X-Ray Observatory Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 11m 20.6s |
| Declination | +52° 12′ 21″ |
| Redshift | 108508 km/s 0.456 (SIMBAD) 0.464 (NED) |
| Distance | 4.6 billion light-years (Light travel time) 5.6 billion light-years (present) 2486 Mpc (Luminosity distance) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 19.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | FRII RG |
| Apparent size (V) | 2 Mly diameter |
| Other designations | |
| DA 360, 3C 295, 4C 52.30, QSO B1409+524, PGC 2817657 | |
3C 295 is a narrow-line radio galaxy located in the constellation of Boötes. With a redshift of 0.464, it is approximately 5 billion light-years from Earth. At time of the discovery of its redshift in 1960, this was the most remote object known.