Re-Classification of the Alleged Quasar Q0045-3337

Bibcode
2009OAJ.....2...23D
DOI
10.2174/1874381100902010023
Decarli, Roberto; Falomo, Renato; Kotilainen, Jari; Labita, Marzia; Scarpa, Riccardo; Treves, Aldo
Bibliographical reference

The Open Astronomy Journal, vol. 2, issue 1, pp. 23-25

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3
2009
Number of authors
6
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
2
Refereed citations
2
Description
We present a medium-resolution optical spectrum of the alleged high-redshift quasar Q0045-3337, taken at the ESO/3.6m telescope. Our observations show that the object is not a quasar but a star of spectral type B. We suggest that the object is either a white dwarf or a halo population Blue Horizontal Branch star.
Type
Non-refereed

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