TXS 0506+056
Blazar TXS 0506+056, first known source of cosmic neutrinos
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TXS 0506+056
Summary
TXS 0506+056 is a quasar[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (quasar category, ranking #9 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- TXS 0506+056's instance of is recorded as quasar[3].
- TXS 0506+056's instance of is recorded as transient astronomical event[4].
- TXS 0506+056's constellation is recorded as Orion[5].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as QSO J0509+0541[6].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05092597+0541353[7].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J050925+054135[8].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as QSO B0506+056[9].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J050927.0+054145[10].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as 3FHL J0509.4+0542[11].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as INTREF 226[12].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 3239205270253093632[13].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as CGRaBS J0509+0541[14].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as [MGL2009] BZB J0509+0541[15].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as RX J0509.3+0541[16].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as [SRM2005] J050925.96+054135.3[17].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as GB6 B0506+0537[18].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as 2FGL J0509.4+0542[19].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as 3FGL J0509.4+0541[20].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as 2FHL J0509.5+0541[21].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3239205274549727488[22].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as IceCube-170922A[23].
- TXS 0506+056's catalog code is recorded as IceCube EHE 50579430 130033[24].
- TXS 0506+056's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.32'}[25].
- TXS 0506+056's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.95'}[26].
- TXS 0506+056's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.78'}[27].
Why It Matters
TXS 0506+056 draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (quasar category, ranking #9 of 36).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]