Wide-field of the region around the quasar J0529-4351

This image shows the region of the sky in which the record-breaking quasar J0529-4351 is situated. 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. This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2, while the inset shows the location of the quasar in an image from the Dark Energy Survey.

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ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/Dark Energy Survey

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:eso2402b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di pubblicazione:Lunedì 19 Febbraio 2024 17:00
Notizie relative:eso2402
Dimensione:5638 x 4000 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:J0529-4351
Tipo:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Constellation:Pictor
Categoria:Quasars and Black Holes

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Position (RA):5 29 15.80
Position (Dec):-43° 51' 52.20"
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