This image shows the sky around SDSS J103027.09+052455.0, a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole surrounded by at least six galaxies. This picture was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso2016c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 October 2020, 09:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2016 |
| Size: | 7765 x 8743 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SDSS J103027.09+052455.0 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 30 25.99 |
| Position (Dec): | 5° 24′ 31.81″ |
| Field of view: | 130.24 x 146.65 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
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