Sky Alerts

Rubin Observatory (LSST)

170587117170720991

Active galactic nucleus 77% confidence

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

Open in the ALeRCE explorer ↗

First detected
4 months ago
Last detected
2 days ago
Detections
14
plus 19 forced measurements
Position (J2000)
00:47:31.26 -43:50:20.7
11.88023°, -43.83908°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

stamp_classifier_rubin_beta · 2.0.1

  • Active galactic nucleus77%

stamp_classifier_rubin_beta_20260421 · 2.0.2

  • Active galactic nucleus75%

Where in the sky

-60°-30°0°+30°+60°0h4h8h12h16h20h24hRA 00:47:31.26, Dec -43:50:20.7
Whole sky, right ascension (hours) across, declination (degrees) up. The dashed curve is the plane of the Milky Way.