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How old is the z = 3.4 radio galaxy B2 0902+34?The redshift 3.395 radio galaxy B2 0902+34 has been observed at K and in a 0.09 micron wide 2.21 micron filter which includes the redshifted forbidden O III 4959 and 5007 A emission lines. A value of m(K) = 19.9 +/- 0.3 is found in a 4 arcsec aperture, a magnitude fainter than Lilly's (1988) value, while the narrow-band image reveals that most of this flux is actually due to line emission. After correcting for forbidden O III 4959 and 5007A, a color is found which is consistent with the flat F(v) spectrum considered characteristic of a protogalaxy. Ages for the galaxy derived from stellar population models based on the limit R - K less than 3.8 are much younger than those for the I - K = 4.5 value reported by Lilly.
Document ID
19930030039
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Eisenhardt, Peter
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Dickinson, Mark
(California Univ. Berkeley, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters
Volume: 399
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
93A14036
Distribution Limits
Public
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