A K-BAND IMAGE OF THE GRAVITATIONAL LENS SYSTEM 2016+112

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LAWRENCE, CR
NEUGEBAUER, G
MATTHEWS, K
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[1] Palomar Observatory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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10.1086/116404
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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A new K-band (2.0-2.4 mum) image of the gravitational lens system 2016 + 112 gives the clearest view yet obtained of the two lensing galaxies, which have K magnitudes of 17.2 and approximately 18. The fainter galaxy is extremely red, with r-K almost-equal-to 7.7 mag, and while no spectroscopic redshift is available for it, estimates based on colors suggest a redshift significantly greater than that of the brighter galaxy. This has important consequences for models of this system.
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