Draft:LID-568

Discovery

LID-568 is a rapidly growing black hole discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in 2024. This black hole is located in a galaxy approximately 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang.

Significance

LID-568's discovery challenges existing theories of black hole growth due to its extraordinary growth rate, which exceeds the Eddington limit by 4000%. This indicates that some early universe black holes can grow much faster than previously understood.

Observation

JWST's Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) detected powerful outflows of gas moving at velocities between -600 and -500 km/s, indicative of super-Eddington accretion.

Implications

The discovery of LID-568 provides valuable insights into the dynamics of the early universe and the formation and evolution of black holes. It suggests the need for revised models of black hole growth and contributes to our understanding of cosmic evolution.

Future Research

Continued observations of LID-568 and similar black holes will refine understanding of super-Eddington accretion and the conditions that enable rapid black hole growth in the early universe.

References


 * Feeding Hidden Monsters: a Super-Eddington accreting Black Hole ~1.5 Gyr after the Big Bang

External Links


 * James Webb Space Telescope Official Website

References