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LBQS 0103-2753: A BINARY QUASAR IN A MAJOR MERGER

LBQS 0103-2753: A BINARY QUASAR IN A MAJOR MERGER

We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and United Kingdom Infrared Telescope spectra and images of the 2 kpc (03) binary quasar LBQS 0103-2753 (z = 0.858). The HST images (V and I bands) show tidal features demonstrating that this system is a major galaxy merger in progress. A two-color composite …