Re-Classification of the Alleged Quasar Q0045-3337

Decarli, Roberto; Falomo, Renato; Kotilainen, Jari; Labita, Marzia; Scarpa, Riccardo; Treves, Aldo
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The Open Astronomy Journal, vol. 2, issue 1, pp. 23-25

Fecha de publicación:
3
2009
Número de autores
6
Número de autores del IAC
1
Número de citas
2
Número de citas referidas
2
Descripción
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.