Animation of J043947.08+163415.7 (VIDEO)

W. M. Keck Observatory

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This animation shows an artist's impression of J043947.08+163415.7, a very distant quasar powered by a supermassive black hole. This object is by far the brightest object yet discovered in the early universe.

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ESA/HUBBLE, NASA, M. KORNMESSER

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