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The Quasar APM 08279+5255 has a strong claim to be the brightest object in the sky. With a redshift, Z, of 3.91 - equivalant to 12 billion light-years - it shines as brightly as 100 billion suns.
Magnitude 15.2 but certainly somewhat variable
Sloan image of the quasar
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| PSS J0926+3055 (Z=4.19) | PSS J0957+3308 (Z=4.25) | HS 0741+4741 (Z=3.21) | PSS J1347+4956 (Z=4.56) |
| Mag 17.3 | Mag 17.6 | Mag 16.2 | Mag 17.9 |
Martin Nicholson - Daventry, United Kingdom.
This page was last updated on February 9th 2008.
