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

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