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'Hot DOG'
Quasar called W2246- 0526... shooting out more light than 350 billion suns.
http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1602/eso1602a.pdf
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 (Hot DOG), based on its luminosity and dust temperature.
SJS / Siterunner: Looks like a Michelangelo image
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/wise/most-luminous-galaxy-is-ripping-itself-apart
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| current | 22:43, 16 January 2016 | | 900 × 585 (206 KB) | Siterunner (talk | contribs) | Quasar called W2246- 0526... shooting out more light than 350 billion suns http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1602/eso1602a.pdf Observed at z=4.601 and with L bol=3.5×10 14L⊙, W2246-0526 is the most luminous galaxy known ... |
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