1ES 2344+514

Blazar in Cassiopeia File:QSOB2344p514Location.png The location of quasar 1ES 2344+514 (circled in blue) 0.044 23 47 04.838 +51 42 17.88 1ES 2344+514 Cassiopeia TeV J2347+517, 2MASS J23470484+5142178, WISE J234704.83+514217.9, Gaia DR2 1945016660584494208 1ES 2344+514 is a highly variable bright blazar that was first detected on December 20, 1995 with its official discovery being announced in 1998. Since detection, flares have been frequently detected coming from this galaxy. It is more than 5 billion light years away from Earth. It was discovered by the Whipple Collaboration at the Whipple Observatory using a 10 meter gamma-ray telescope. 1ES 2344+514 is classified as an extreme high-frequency peaked BL Lacertae Object (HBL). References 1945016660584494208 QSO B2344+514 5 February 2021 Catanese M. Akerlof C. W. Badran H. M. Biller S. D. Bond I. H. Boyle P. J. Bradbury S. M. Buckley J. H. Burdett A. M. Gordo J. Bussóns Carter-Lewis D. A. 1998-07-01 Discovery of Gamma-Ray Emission above 350 GeV from the BL Lacertae Object 1ES 2344+514 1998ApJ...501..616C The Astrophysical Journal 501 2 616–623 10.1086/305857 14986678 0004-637X http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/9948/1/MC-Discovery-1998.pdf TeVCat Gamma-Ray Source Summary: 1ES 2344+514 http://tevcat.uchicago.edu/?mode=1;id=77 2021-01-08 tevcat.uchicago.edu Category:Blazars Category:Cassiopeia (constellation) Category:Galaxies discovered in 1995