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Largest Quasar Ever Discovered Burns 100 Times Brighter Than Entire Milky Way
By Emily Elert Posted 11.28.2012
Glowing galactic center located near a supermassive black hole
Artist’s Rendering of Huge Quasar Outflow ESO/L. Calçada
Astronomers have found a galaxy whose super-luminous nucleus–called a quasar–is burning 100 times as much energy as the entire Milky Way galaxy.
Though theory has long predicted that quasars this powerful should exist, the newly-discovered object, known as SDSS J1106+1939, is by far the most energetic ever observed. The quasar is powered by a supermassive black hole that lies at its center.
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