Common Name: PKS 2008-159 MOJAVE 2cm [Total intensity movie]   | [Polariz. movie] Kpc-scale: Kharb, Lister, and Cooper 2010, ApJ 710, 764
B1950 Name: 2008-159 2 cm VLBA Image map
J2000 Name: J2011-1546
R.A. and Dec. (J2000): 20h11m15.711s
-15d46'40.254"
AGN Class: LSP Quasar
Redshift: 1.18 (Peterson et al. 1979, ApJ 232, 400)
Luminosity Distance: 8159 Mpc ; 8.32 pc/mas
Radio Spectrum: Flat
Gamma-ray Association LAT: N, EGRET: N, TeV: N
Kpc-scale morphology: One-sided
Max. Jet Speed: 135 ± 16 μas/y ; 7.99 c
Lister et al. 2009, AJ, 138,1874
Separation Versus Time Plot: GIF    PS
Stacked epoch 15 GHz VLBA images:
Natural weight: [PS]   [GIF]
Uniform weight: [PS]   [GIF]

Rotation Measure Map: | 2006_11_10 |
VLBA mm-wave image: USNO RRFID Survey
 Radio Spectrum (multiepoch plot):
43 GHz Image
 Radio Spectrum
Comments: Redefined as flat/convex (non-GPS) by Torniainen 2005; variable at high freqs.

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Available 2 cm VLBA Data
(Epoch entries without links are non-MOJAVE data available from the NRAO VLBA archive)
Epoch VLBA Code VLBA I
(mJy)
 VLBA P
(mJy)
 VLBA
P (%)
 VLBA
EVPA (deg.)
 I Image (Nat. Weight) Tapered I Image Tapered I Image (Widefield) Visibility
Data
 Stokes I Radplot Pol.
Image
2011-04-11 BL149DF 2186 4 0.2 140 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS JPG   PS
2009-08-19 BL149BR 2114 9 0.4 83 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS JPG   PS
2008-08-25 BL149BB 2044 26 1.3 11 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS JPG   PS
2006-11-10 BL137K 2383 11 0.5 7 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS JPG   PS
2005-12-22 BL123Q 2239 5 0.2 102 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS JPG   PS
2005-06-03 BL123H 2185 11 0.5 124 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS JPG   PS
2005-03-05 BL123C 2070 17 0.8 101 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS JPG   PS
2003-06-15 BL111I 2071 4 0.2 144 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS JPG   PS
2001-05-12 BW055A 1759 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS
1998-06-05 BG077 1344 FITS   JPG   PS FITS   JPG   PS JPG   PS uvf   JPG   PS

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