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When two become one: an apparent QSO pair turns out to be a single quasar

arXiv:1103.2737 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116786

Abstract

We report on our serendipitous discovery that the objects Q 01323-4037 and Q 0132-4037, listed in the Véron-Cetty & Véron catalog (2006) as two different quasars, are actually a quasar and a star. We briefly discuss the origin of the misidentification, and provide a refined measurement of the quasar redshift.

3 pages, 2 figures; accepted for publication in A&A