Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD108693  ·  HD108833  ·  NGC 4414
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Ultramassive quasar TON 618 and NGC 4414, Piet Vanneste
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Ultramassive quasar TON 618 and NGC 4414

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Ultramassive quasar TON 618 and NGC 4414, Piet Vanneste
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Ultramassive quasar TON 618 and NGC 4414

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Located in Vanes Venatici this object is far from spectacular but so intriguing.

Shining from a distance of 10.4 biljon lightyears this ultramassive quasar has the power to spew it's fotons to us from the past.

At this moment it's recorded to be the largest black hole Astronomers have ever detected with an estimated total mass of 66 billion of our solar masses.

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Ultramassive quasar TON 618 and NGC 4414, Piet Vanneste