Second Opinion requested.
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by iQuasar
I don't believe this to be a Galaxy, I'd like a fresh set of eyes and a second take on the image in question.
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by Capella05 moderator in response to iQuasar's comment.
Hi and welcome iQuasar 😃
You are right - it is not a galaxy! It is most likely a foreground star - the algorithm that selects the objects we classify sometimes gets it wrong 😄
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by Budgieye moderator
NED has many references as to it being a quasar z=0.5440
- 2004ApJ...614..586S
Re:COMBO-17 34357
Note in NED
COMBO-17 34357. This is the lowest redshift object of our sample. Its
host is clearly resolved, being a blue spheroidal galaxy, without any
clear trace of major disturbance. The residual image shows a clumpy
structure near the very center that could be traces of an old merging
event, although it is too close to the central area to be
distinguished from a PSF subtraction effect.I can't see its host galaxy?
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- 2004ApJ...614..586S
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by Capella05 moderator
I can't access NED at the moment - but I will take your word for it Budgie 😃
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