New infrared spectrum from the Keck telescope show it to be a peculiar BAL
Quasar at a redshift of 1.2. This is exactly what we suspected (and tried to
explain to every media person who called about it, but usually with little
success). So, this object is no longer a mystery!
Available (twice as large) as: GIF , JPEG , TIFF , or Postscript |
Available (twice as large) as: GIF , JPEG , TIFF , or Postscript |
Available (twice as large) as: GIF , JPEG , TIFF , or Postscript |
And for the curious, its spectrum (Postscript)
or (GIF)
Images of the "mystery transient":
The discovery DPOSS image (top),
and a zoom-in on the corresponding section of a much deeper image obtained
at the Keck telescope (bottom):
Available (twice as large) as:
GIF ,
JPEG ,
TIFF , or
Postscript
For more info, please contact:
George Djorgovski, (626) 395-4415, george@oracle.caltech.edu
Robert Tindol, (626) 395-3631, tindol@caltech.edu
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