Artist’s impression: the black hole at the centre of the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 awakens
This artist’s impression shows two stages in the formation of a disc of gas and dust around the massive black hole at the centre of the galaxy SDSS1335+0728. The core of this galaxy lit up in 2019 and keeps brightening today — the first time we observe a massive black hole become active in real time.
Credit:ESO/M. Kornmesser
About the Image
| Id: | eso2409b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 18 June 2024, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2409 |
| Size: | 4080 x 4637 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SDSS1335+0728 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Category: | Galaxies Quasars and Black Holes |
