The ∞ Galaxy: A Candidate Direct-collapse Supermassive Black Hole between Two Massive, Ringed Nuclei
We report the discovery of an unusual z = 1.14 object, dubbed the ∞ galaxy, in JWST imaging of the COSMOS field. Its rest-frame near-IR light is dominated by two compact nuclei with stellar masses of ∼10 ^11 M _⊙ and a projected separation of 10 kpc. Both nuclei have a prominent ring or shell around...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2025-01-01
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| Series: | The Astrophysical Journal Letters |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/addcfe |
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