Sky Alerts

Rubin Observatory (LSST)

170028488514339089

Active galactic nucleus 96% confidence

A feeding supermassive black hole flickering at the heart of a galaxy.

Open in the ALeRCE explorer ↗

First detected
9 months ago
Last detected
40 h ago
Detections
19
plus 66 forced measurements
Position (J2000)
03:47:23.71 -49:57:24.9
56.84880°, -49.95691°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

stamp_classifier_rubin_beta · 2.0.1

  • Active galactic nucleus96%

stamp_classifier_rubin_beta_20260421 · 2.0.2

  • Active galactic nucleus96%

Where in the sky

-60°-30°0°+30°+60°0h4h8h12h16h20h24hRA 03:47:23.71, Dec -49:57:24.9
Whole sky, right ascension (hours) across, declination (degrees) up. The dashed curve is the plane of the Milky Way.