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| CEERS 1019 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (Epoch J2000.0) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14:20:8.494h[1] |
| Declination | 52.8906618°[1] |
| Redshift | 8.6788±0.0002[1] |
| See also: Quasar,List of quasars]] | |
The CEERS 1019 black hole is in the galaxy previously identified as EGSY8p7 or z910_6811 and may be the oldest known black hole as of 2023.[2][3][4] The authors of a 2023 preprint describing it state that "We find that it is difficult to explain a Supermassive Black Hole (SMBH) of this mass so early on in the Universe." [5] Its mass is (6.95±0.37)×106 solar masses.[1]