Revisiting the quasar without a home

Colour composite image of a peculiar object, the nearby quasar HE0450-2958, which is the only one for which no sign of a host galaxy has yet been detected. A team of astronomers has identified black hole jets as a possible driver of galaxy formation, which may also represent the long-sought missing link to understanding why the mass of black holes is larger in galaxies that contain more stars. The mid-infrared part of this image was obtained with the VISIR instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, while the visible image comes courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Advanced Camera for Surveys.

Créditos:

ESO

Sobre a imagem

Id:eso0946b
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:30 de Novembro de 2009
Notícias relacionadas:eso0946
Tamanho:331 x 331 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:HE0450-2958
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Distância:z=0.286 (desvio para o vermelho)
Constellation:Caelum
Categoria:Quasars and Black Holes

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):4 52 30.10
Position (Dec):-29° 53' 35.57"
Field of view:0.10 x 0.10 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 1.8° à direita da vertical

Cores e filtros

BandaComprimento de ondaTelescópio
Infravermelho
Mid-IR
Very Large Telescope
VISIR
Óptico
V
606 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS