It has a redshift of (z) 0.189[4] and is hosted in a large elliptical galaxy[5][6] with a half light radius measurement of re = 13 kiloparsecs.

[6] The black hole mass in PKS 0736+017 is 7.32+0.89-0.91 x 107 Mʘ based on a full width at half maximum (FWHM) scaling factor and virial relation.

The spectral slope remained constant while brightness level showed a sharp decrease by 0.3 magnitude during 4.5 hours.

Accompanied by the flare, were complex oscillations that soon continued and clearly shown once the quasar reached its high state.

[10] In February 2015, the High Energy Stereoscopic System in Namibia, detected high-energy emission from PKS 0736+017 indicating the presence of a gamma ray flare.