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Huchra's lens

spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
Thing quasar Q1114693
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Summary

Huchra's lens is a quasar[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (quasar category, ranking #13 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • Huchra's lens is credited with the discovery of John Huchra[3].
  • Huchra's lens's instance of is recorded as quasar[4].
  • Huchra's lens's instance of is recorded as gravitational lens[5].
  • Huchra's lens's constellation is recorded as Pegasus[6].
  • John Huchra is named after Huchra's lens[7].
  • Huchra's lens's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab[8].
  • Huchra's lens's catalog code is recorded as AGC 320302[9].
  • Huchra's lens's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 69457[10].
  • Huchra's lens's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +03.0590[11].
  • Huchra's lens's catalog code is recorded as UZC J224030.2+032131[12].
  • Huchra's lens's catalog code is recorded as Z 2237.9+0305[13].
  • Huchra's lens's catalog code is recorded as Z 378-15[14].
  • Huchra's lens's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J22403023+0321306[15].
  • Huchra's lens's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1985[16].
  • Huchra's lens's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00020'}[17].
  • Huchra's lens's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}[18].
  • Huchra's lens's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.78'}[19].
  • Huchra's lens's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.200'}[20].
  • Huchra's lens's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.646'}[21].
  • Huchra's lens's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.214'}[22].
  • Huchra's lens's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre per second', 'amount': '+11584'}[23].
  • Huchra's lens's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+340.126375'}[24].
  • Huchra's lens's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+340.125976958'}[25].
  • Huchra's lens's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+3.358250'}[26].
  • Huchra's lens's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+3.358508056'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include quasar[4] and gravitational lens[5].

Origins

John Huchra is named after Huchra's lens[7].

Why It Matters

Huchra's lens draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (quasar category, ranking #13 of 36).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . A Digital Archive of H I 21 Centimeter Line Spectra of Optically Targeted Galaxies. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Weak lensing by intergalactic ministructures in quadruple lens systems: simulation and detection. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Weak lensing by intergalactic ministructures in quadruple lens systems: simulation and detection. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → UZC J224030.2+032131.jpg
    Wikidata description → spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
    Instance of → quasar, gravitational lens
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: intermediate spiral galaxy"
  2. 16w ago · Don-vip · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+340.126375'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+340.125976958'}
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.00020'}
    Commons category → Huchra's lens
    Instance of → quasar, gravitational lens
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Commons category: Huchra's lens"
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