Discovery of a redshift 6.13 quasar in the UKIRT infrared deep sky survey

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Mortlock, D J
Patel, M
Warren, S J
Venemans, B
McMahon, R G
Hewett, Paul C
Simpson, C
Sharp, Robert
Burningham, B
Dye, S

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Optical and near-infrared (NIR) spectra are presented for ULAS J131911.29+095051.4(hereafter ULAS J1319+0950), a new redshift z = 6.127 ± 0.004 quasar discovered in the Third Data Release (DR3) of the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS). The source h

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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2037-12-31