Chandra Release - September 25, 2019

Visual Description: SDSS J0849+1114

The image showcases X-ray and optical data of the likely black hole triplet, SDSS J0849+111. The main panel of the graphic is an optical image that reveals the unique layout of the merging galaxy system, almost shaped like a hummingbird in flight. A pullout from the central region contains an X-ray image with three sources in a clump of purple. In the optical image, the galaxy system is colored in soft yellows, brown and pale blue. The X-rays in the pullout are from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (purple) while the optical light image was created from data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (red, green, and blue).