Artist’s impression of the record-breaking quasar J0529-4351

This artist’s impression shows the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole. Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, this quasar has been found to be the most luminous object known in the Universe to date. The supermassive black hole, seen here pulling in surrounding matter, has a mass 17 billion times that of the Sun and is growing in mass by the equivalent of another Sun per day, making it the fastest-growing black hole ever known.

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ESO/M. Kornmesser

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Identificazione:eso2402a
Tipo:Illustrazione
Data di rilascio:Lunedì 19 Febbraio 2024 17:00
Notizie relative:eso2402
Grandezza:4186 x 2600 px

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Nome:J059-4351
Tipo:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Categoria:Illustrations
Quasars and Black Holes

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