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Artist’s impression of distant quasar (J043947.08+163415.7) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Artist’s impression of distant quasar

January 9, 2019 · ESA/Hubble · J043947.08+163415.7

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This artist’s impression shows how J043947.08+163415.7, a very distant quasar powered by a supermassive black hole, may look close up. This object is by far the brightest quasar yet discovered in the early Universe.