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.

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Om bilden

ID:eso0946b
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:30 november 2009
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0946
Storlek:331 x 331 px

Om objektet

Namn:HE0450-2958
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Avstånd:z=0.286 (rödförskjutning)
Constellation:Caelum
Kategori:Quasars and Black Holes

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Koordinater

Position (RA):4 52 30.10
Position (Dec):-29° 53' 35.57"
Field of view:0.10 x 0.10 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 1.8° höger om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandVåglängdTeleskop
Infrarött
Mid-IR
Very Large Telescope
VISIR
Synligt ljus
V
606 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS