MCG+00-32-16: An Irregular Galaxy Close to the Lowest Redshift Absorber on the 3C 273 Line of Sight

G. L. Hoffman, N. Y. Lu, E. E. Salpeter +2

MCG+00-32-16 is the galaxy closest in position-velocity space to the lowest redshift Ly$\alpha$ absorber along the line-of-sight to the quasar 3C 273. Its projected separation is 204 (d…