Einstein Cross
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| Distance to Earth | 8. 154 billion light years |
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| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | less than 2" |
| Redshift | 1. 695 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16. 78 |
| Distance | 8,000,000,000 ly (2,500,000,000 pc) |
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| ID | 3021809 |
About Einstein Cross
The Einstein Cross is a gravitationally lensed quasar that sits directly behind ZW 2237+030, Huchra's Lens. Four images of the same distant quasar appear around a foreground galaxy due to strong gravitational lensing. This system was discovered by John Huchra and coworkers in 1985.