Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

IR bright optically faint host SDSS J155819.83+210023.1

  • JeanTate by JeanTate

    In ARG0002ard, the central radio source coincides with a quite bright IR source, and a very faint optical one, z_ph 0.998 ± 0.0681 SDSS J155819.83+210023.1:

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    Other than QSOs, I don't think I've come across such an object before, certainly not one that has a definite z_ph as high as this, and is still (apparently) visible in the r-band

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