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VLA and Optical Mapping of the Quasar PKS 0812+020

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Extragalactic Radio Sources

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Observations are reported of the remarkable object PKS 0812+020, the first quasar found to have optical emission in one of its radio lobes. A distinct radio jet is also seen, and there is radio and optical evidence that the quasar is near the center of a galaxy cluster.

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  • Wyckoff, S., Wehinger, P.A. and Gehren, T.: 1981, Ap.J. 247, 750–761.

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  • Wyckoff, S., Johnston, K., Ghigo, F., Rudnick, L., Wehinger, P.A. and Boksenberg, A.: 1981, Ap.J. (in press).

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Ghigo, F.D., Rudnick, L., Johnston, K.J., Wehinger, P.A., Wyckoff, S. (1982). VLA and Optical Mapping of the Quasar PKS 0812+020. In: Heeschen, D.S., Wade, C.M. (eds) Extragalactic Radio Sources. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 97. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7781-5_11

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