Quasar Host Galaxy

Depicts: QSO 1229+204, IRAS Z12295+2025
Copyright: Dr. John Hutchings,Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, NASA
However, because of their enormous distance, the 'host' galaxies appear very small and faint, and are very hard to see against the much brighter quasar light at the center. Though a quasar might no be much larger than our solar system it releases as much energy as billions of stars.
Last Update: 1 September 2019