A direct black-hole mass measurement in a little red dot at high redshift.

Juodžbalis I, Marconcini C, D'Eugenio F, Maiolino R, Marconi A, Übler H, Scholtz J, Ji X, Jones GC, Perna M, Arribas S, Bennett JS, Bromm V, Bunker AJ, Carniani S, Charlot S, Cresci G, Dayal P, Egami E, Fabian A, Inayoshi K, Isobe Y, Ivey LR, Koudmani S, Laporte N, Liu B, Lyu J, Mazzolari G, Monty S, Parlanti E, Pérez-González PG, Robertson B, Schneider R, Sijacki D, Tacchella S, Trinca A, Valiante R, Volonteri M, Witstok J, Zhang S

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4
Published: 2026 May
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4,
  title = {A direct black-hole mass measurement in a little red dot at high redshift.},
  author = {Juodžbalis I and Marconcini C and D'Eugenio F and Maiolino R and Marconi A and Übler H and Scholtz J and Ji X and Jones GC and Perna M and Arribas S and Bennett JS and Bromm V and Bunker AJ and Carniani S and Charlot S and Cresci G and Dayal P and Egami E and Fabian A and Inayoshi K and Isobe Y and Ivey LR and Koudmani S and Laporte N and Liu B and Lyu J and Mazzolari G and Monty S and Parlanti E and Pérez-González PG and Robertson B and Schneider R and Sijacki D and Tacchella S and Trinca A and Valiante R and Volonteri M and Witstok J and Zhang S},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature},
  doi = {10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A direct black-hole mass measurement in a little red dot at high redshift.
AU  - Juodžbalis I
AU  - Marconcini C
AU  - D'Eugenio F
AU  - Maiolino R
AU  - Marconi A
AU  - Übler H
AU  - Scholtz J
AU  - Ji X
AU  - Jones GC
AU  - Perna M
AU  - Arribas S
AU  - Bennett JS
AU  - Bromm V
AU  - Bunker AJ
AU  - Carniani S
AU  - Charlot S
AU  - Cresci G
AU  - Dayal P
AU  - Egami E
AU  - Fabian A
AU  - Inayoshi K
AU  - Isobe Y
AU  - Ivey LR
AU  - Koudmani S
AU  - Laporte N
AU  - Liu B
AU  - Lyu J
AU  - Mazzolari G
AU  - Monty S
AU  - Parlanti E
AU  - Pérez-González PG
AU  - Robertson B
AU  - Schneider R
AU  - Sijacki D
AU  - Tacchella S
AU  - Trinca A
AU  - Valiante R
AU  - Volonteri M
AU  - Witstok J
AU  - Zhang S
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature
DO  - 10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4
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I, J., C, M., F, D., R, M., A, M., H, Ü., J, S., X, J., GC, J., M, P., S, A., JS, B., V, B., AJ, B., S, C., S, C., G, C., P, D., E, E., A, F., K, I., Y, I., LR, I., S, K., N, L., B, L., J, L., G, M., S, M., E, P., PG, P., B, R., R, S., D, S., S, T., A, T., R, V., M, V., J, W., & S, Z. (2026). A direct black-hole mass measurement in a little red dot at high redshift.. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4

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