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TON 618
Quasar / active galaxy · Quasar
About TON 618
The light we see from it set out 10.8 billion years ago, when the universe was 2.96 billion years old (redshift 2.219).
The map lists it as a quasar / active galaxy and shows it at the scale of the large-scale universe, drawn on the supergalactic plane.
A hyperluminous quasar powered by one of the most massive black holes known (4–6.6 × 10¹⁰ suns).
Key numbers
| Distance (comoving, today) | 18.3 billion light-years (5,614 Mpc) |
|---|---|
| Redshift z | 2.219 |
| Light travel time | 10.8 billion years |
| Universe's age when this light left | 2.96 billion years |
| Distance method | redshift (Planck 2018 cosmology) |
| Supergalactic coordinates | SGL 84.4°, SGB +2.7° |
Where it is
Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Observable universe.
Zoom out to see it in context: Observable universe, a view about 100 billion light-years across.
From Wikipedia
TON 618 is a hyperluminous, broad-emission-line, radio-loud quasar, and Lyman-alpha blob located near the border of the constellations Canes Venatici and Coma Berenices, with the projected comoving distance of approximately 18.2 billion light-years from Earth.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article TON 618, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Huge-LQG Large-scale structure
- Giant Arc Large-scale structure
- Big Ring Large-scale structure
- U1.11 large quasar group Large-scale structure