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PKS 1718–649, the Nearest GPS Radio Source

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

D. L. Jauncey
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, Canberra, Australia
S. J. Tingay
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA
R. A. Preston
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA
J. E. Reynolds
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, Australia
A. K. Tzioumis
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, Australia
E. A. King
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, Australia
J. E. J. Lovell
Affiliation:
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan
P. M. McCulloch
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
M. E. Costa
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
A. Koekemoer
Affiliation:
Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, Paris, France
M. Tornikoski
Affiliation:
Metsahove Radio Research Station, Mesahovinitie, Finland
L. Kedziora-Chudczer
Affiliation:
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
D. Campbell-Wilson
Affiliation:
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
G. D. Nicolson
Affiliation:
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Krugersdorp, South Africa

Abstract

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PKS 1718–649 has a classic GPS spectrum and is identified with the galaxy NGC 6328. At a distance of 56 Mpc, PKS 1718–649 becomes the nearest known GPS radio source.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1998

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