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Quasar called W2246- 0526... shooting out | |||
'''Quasar called W2246- 0526... shooting out 'more light than 350 billion suns' ''' | |||
* https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1602/eso1602a.pdf | * https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1602/eso1602a.pdf | ||
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''W2246-0526 is classified as a '''Hot Dust Obscured Galaxy''', based on its luminosity and dust temperature.'' | ''W2246-0526 is classified as a '''Hot Dust Obscured Galaxy''', based on its luminosity and dust temperature.'' | ||
* https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/wise/most-luminous-galaxy-is-ripping-itself-apart | * https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/wise/most-luminous-galaxy-is-ripping-itself-apart |
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SJS / Siterunner: Looks like a Michelangelo image
Quasar called W2246- 0526... shooting out 'more light than 350 billion suns'
Just observed at z=4.601 and with L bol=3.5×10 14L⊙, the W2246-0526 is the most luminous galaxy known in the Universe, and hosts a deeply-buried active galactic nucleus (AGN)/super-massive blackhole (SMBH). Discovered using the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
W2246-0526 is classified as a Hot Dust Obscured Galaxy, based on its luminosity and dust temperature.
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