Supermassive Black Hole Lurks at Dawn of the Universe
The spectrum obtained using the Gemini Near-Infrared Spectrograph (GNIRS) combined with observations from the Magellan Telescope appears in red; gaps are regions of low sky transparency. The optical spectrum (from the Large Binocular Telescope; black) and noise (magenta) are also plotted. The inset shows the three components of the fit to a portion of the near-infrared emission. The ionized magnesium (Mg II; blue) is used to estimate the extremely large black hole mass mass, of 12 billion times the mass of the Sun.
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About the Image
Id: | geminiann15003a |
Type: | Chart |
Release date: | Feb. 25, 2015, 3:53 p.m. |
Related announcements: | geminiann15003 |
Size: | 500 x 534 px |
About the Object
Name: | SDSS J010013.02+280225.8 |
Category: | Illustrations |