1ES_2344+514

1ES 2344+514

1ES 2344+514

Blazar in Cassiopeia

1ES 2344+514 is a blazar first detected on December 20, 1995 with its official discovery being announced in 1998. It is more than 5 billion light years away from Earth. It was discovered by the Whipple Collaboration at the Whipple Observatory using a 10 meter gamma-ray telescope.[4][2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. [2]
    "TeVCat Gamma-Ray Source Summary: 1ES 2344+514". tevcat.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. [3]
    "QSO B2344+514". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    Catanese, M.; Akerlof, C. W.; Badran, H. M.; Biller, S. D.; Bond, I. H.; Boyle, P. J.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Burdett, A. M.; Gordo, J. Bussóns; Carter-Lewis, D. A. (1998-07-01). "Discovery of Gamma-Ray Emission above 350 GeV from the BL Lacertae Object 1ES 2344+514" (PDF). The Astrophysical Journal. 501 (2): 616–623. Bibcode:1998ApJ...501..616C. doi:10.1086/305857. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 14986678.
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