Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102

Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102: photo

Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102: picture

The optical image that turned the VLA's arcsecond position into a galaxy: a faint dwarf at redshift 0.193, the first host galaxy and distance for any fast radio burst.

Gemini Observatory, 2016. CC BY 4.0

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PhotoGemini Observatory · noirlab.edu · 2017-01-05 · CC BY 4.01 step from the original

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PictureGemini Observatory/AURA/NSF/NRC · noirlab.edu · CC BY 4.01 step from the original

Where it's published

Where it was made

Gemini North telescope, Maunakea, Hawaii · Optical telescope

Sources 1

The Host Galaxy and Redshift of the Repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102SRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102 [Artifact ART0CVCMSJ02D52]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CVCMSJ02D52

@misc{mysteriesdept_art0cvcmsj02d52,
  title     = {Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0CVCMSJ02D52},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CVCMSJ02D52}
}