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Quasar 3C 273, the brightest and closest of the quasi-stellar radio sources.

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Also Known As	quasi-stellar radio source • QSO

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quasar and its companion galaxy colliding

quasar PKS 2349−014

Quasar 3C 273, the brightest and closest of the quasi-stellar radio sources.

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