QSO, Most Distant Black Hole (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

QSO, Most Distant Black Hole

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This is a false-color image of the QSO (CFHQSJ2329-0301), the most distant black hole currently known. In addition to the bright central black hole (white), the image shows the surrounding host galaxy (red).

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Tomotsugu Goto, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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