Artist’s impression: the black hole at the centre of the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 awakens

This image is made up of two artist’s impressions. The top image shows a wispy spiral structure around a yellow central region, all surrounded by hazy red clouds and on a dark reddish background. The one at the bottom shows a similar structure, but the central region is now brighter with a white central point. The material surrounding it has become a ring of dark red clouds.

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.

Crediti:

ESO/M. Kornmesser

Usage of ESO Images, Videos, Web texts and Music
Are you a journalist? Subscribe to the ESO Media Newsletter in your language.

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:eso2409b
Tipo:Collage
Data di rilascio:Martedì 18 Giugno 2024 14:00
Notizie relative:eso2409
Grandezza:4080 x 4637 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:SDSS1335+0728
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN
Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Categoria:Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes

Formati delle immagini

Immagine a grandezza originale
16,4 MB
JPEG grande
940,8 KB
Publication TIFF 4K
11,0 MB
JPEG per pubblicazioni
707,9 KB
JPEG a grandezza di schermo
82,8 KB

Zoom

Zoom
Mandateci i vostri commenti!
Iscrivetevi per ricevere le notizie dell'ESO nella vostra lingua
Accelerated by CDN77
Termini & Condizioni