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Timing is everything as astronomers are making discovers all the time. As of an article posted in March of 2012 - Galaxy J1120+0641, containing the most distant supermassive black hole known to science, is so far away that light from it takes over 13 billion years to reach our planet. This means the light astronomers see from this galaxy is just 740 million years after the Big Bang.

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Shines brightly in the center of a distant galaxy because of the friction of material spiraling around it?

The bright center of a distant galaxy is likely a supermassive black hole. The friction and collision of material spiraling around the black hole generates high temperatures and intense light emissions, making it appear bright from afar. This process is known as "accretion" and is a key feature of active galactic nuclei.


What is an active young galaxy with a giant black hole in the center?

Let me clarify one thing... Basically, ALL galaxies, or almost all of them, have a giant black hole at their center. (If any galaxy does NOT have such a supermasive black hole, then it is likely that it had one in the past, and that it was ejected out of the galaxy.)


What is a very energetic distant object that may be powered by a black hole?

A quasar is a very energetic distant object that is powered by a supermassive black hole at its center. The intense radiation emitted from the accretion disk around the black hole can outshine the entire galaxy in which the quasar is located.


How far away is the black hole in the centre of your galaxy?

The black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, is about 26,000 light-years away from Earth. It is known as Sagittarius A* and has a mass equivalent to about 4 million times that of our sun.


Does M65 galaxy have a black hole?

Yes, the M65 galaxy is thought to have a supermassive black hole at its center, like many other large galaxies. This black hole likely plays a crucial role in shaping the galaxy's properties and evolution.