Quasar RX J1131-1231 in X-Rays, variant

            Edited Chandra Space Telescope (X-Rays), Hubble Space Telescope (visible), and XMM-Newton spin data of the quasar RX J1131-1231. The image of the quasar has been split into three images by gravitational lensing. Color/processing variant. It appears that the green filter was used for most of the image not the quasar.

Original caption: Multiple images of a distant quasar known as RX J1131-1231 are visible in this combined view from Chandra (pink) and Hubble (red, green, and blue). The Chandra data, along with data from ESA's XMM-Newton, were used to directly measure the spin of the supermassive black hole powering this quasar. Black holes are defined by just two simple characteristics: mass and spin. At a distance of 6 billion light years, this is the most distant black hole where such a measurement has been made, allowing for an important advance in understanding how black holes grow over time.

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Taken on: July 8, 2024

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RX J1131-1231

8 July 2024

NASA

Chandra Space Telescope

XMM-Newton

ESA

European Space Agency

Quasar

QSO J1131-1231

Gravitational Lensing

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Sets appears in: • Edited • U.S. Government more » • Astronomy Pictures • Stars • Chandra Space Telescope • Color/Processing Variant • NASA • ESA • Galaxy « less

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