PG 2112+059
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PG 2112+059 is a Seyfert type 1 galaxy located in the northern constellation of Equuleus. The object has a redshift of (z) 0.459 estimating a light-travel time of 4.88 billion light-years from Earth and was first discovered in 1983 by astronomers from the Bright Quasar Survey (BQS). It is also classified as a broad absorption-line quasar (BAL) because it displays broad absorption lines in its spectrum.
PG 2112+059 is a Seyfert type 1 galaxy located in the northern constellation of Equuleus. The object has a redshift of (z) 0.459 estimating a light-travel time of 4.88 billion light-years from Earth and was first discovered in 1983 by astronomers from the Bright Quasar Survey (BQS). It is also classified as a broad absorption-line quasar (BAL) because it displays broad absorption lines in its spectrum. PG 2112+059 on SIMBAD
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