A list of all publicly known quasars with redshifts greater than 5.7, last updated on February 10, 2022. The dataset aims to regroup sky coordinates, redshifts, and discovery references for these objects. It is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license by CERN and the European Commission.
Use Cases
- Study the epoch of reionization based on the high-redshift quasar population.
- Investigate galaxy formation and evolution using the listed quasar coordinates and redshifts.
- Analyze AGN physics and evolution from the compiled high-redshift quasar references.
Strengths
- Includes all publicly known quasars with redshift z>5.7 as of its last update.
- Provides sky coordinates, redshifts, and references to discovery papers.
- Maintained with updates upon public announcement of new objects.
Limitations
- Last updated 2022-02-10 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research and European Commission
- Collection Method
- Compilation from publicly announced discoveries in scientific papers.
- Freshness
- Updated upon public announcement of new z>5.7 quasars.