[1][2] First discovered as a triple active galactic nucleus (AGN) candidate in a Sloan Digital Sky Survey study published in 2011,[3] they received significant attention when astronomers discovered it harbors three supermassive black holes in its center.

[4] SDSS J0849+1114 is made up of three closely spaced interacting spiral galaxies, all showing signs of distortion.

[2][5] The nuclei in SDSS J0849+1114 are considered active and the galaxies classified as type 2 Seyferts according to long-slit spectroscopy observations from Apache Point Observatory.

[2] According to a study published in 2022, the primary nucleus of SDSS J0849+1114 is more powerful compared to the secondary and tertiary nuclei.

According to Chandra and NuSTAR observations, one of the black holes showed large quantities of interstellar matter surrounding its torus.