APM 08279+5255
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APM 08279+5255
Summary
APM 08279+5255 is a quasar[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (quasar category, ranking #5 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- APM 08279+5255's image is recorded as Damped Lyman alpha absorber, QSO APM 08279+5255 (noao-04794).jpg[3].
- APM 08279+5255's instance of is recorded as quasar[4].
- APM 08279+5255's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[5].
- APM 08279+5255's instance of is recorded as sub-millimetric source[6].
- APM 08279+5255's instance of is recorded as infrared source[7].
- APM 08279+5255's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[8].
- APM 08279+5255's constellation is recorded as Lynx[9].
- APM 08279+5255's Commons category is recorded as APM 08279+5255[10].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F08279+5255[11].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J08314169+5245174[12].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as QSO J0831+5245[13].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as QSO B0827+529[14].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as QSO B0827+5255[15].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as FIRST J083141.6+524517[16].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as QSO B0827.9+5255[17].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J083141.70+524517.5[18].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as 3XMM J083141.7+524517[19].
- APM 08279+5255's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1028742871820206336[20].
- APM 08279+5255's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h4y40[21].
- APM 08279+5255's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+3.870'}[22].
- APM 08279+5255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[23].
- APM 08279+5255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}[24].
- APM 08279+5255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.9716'}[25].
- APM 08279+5255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.410'}[26].
- APM 08279+5255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.661'}[27].
Why It Matters
APM 08279+5255 draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (quasar category, ranking #5 of 36).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]