Jackpot Nebula

Jackpot Nebula

Nebula
Observation data
Physical characteristics
Radius	350 kpc pc
Notable features	Four embedded quasars within it
See also: Lists of nebulae

The Jackpot Nebula is a large luminous Lyman-Alpha nebula located at a distance of z=2.041 with a size of 350 kpc. It has four quasars embedded within it and a overdensity of Lyman-Alpha emitting galaxies. ^{[1] [2]}

The four quasars embedded within the Jackpot Nebula irradiate the nebula causing it to emitting light. ^[3]

References

1. Vignali, Cristian (June 2022). "The Chandra View of the Jackpot Nebula at z=2: a High Incidence of AGN Coupled with the Detection of Extended Emission". Multiphase AGN Feeding & Feedback II: 71.
2. Decarli, Roberto; Arrigoni-Battaia, Fabrizio; Hennawi, Joseph F.; Walter, Fabian; Prochaska, Jason X.; Cantalupo, Sebastiano (2021-01-01). "A search for dust and molecular gas in enormous Lyα nebulae at z ≈ 2". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 645: L3. arXiv: 2012.04675 . doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039814. ISSN   0004-6361.
3. "Astronomers Discover First Quadruple Quasar | Astronomy | Sci-News.com". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2025-04-25.