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Old 14-08-2011, 12:59 PM
thunderchildobs
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[QUOTE=glenc;753338]If I could travel at the speed of light (9,461,000,000,000 km per year) it would take me:

2,400 million years to reach the bright magnitude 12.9 quasar 3C 273

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With the quasar moving away from us, 2,400 million years would leave you a little bit short . (I'll let others do the math).
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