A possible shutting-down event of mass accretion in an active galactic nucleus at z ∼ 1.8
We present the discovery of a large gradual apparent fading event in optical and near-infrared wavelengths in a quasar at $z=1.767$ by a factor of ${\sim}20\!-\!30$ (in optical) over a period of ∼20 yr in the observed frame. This pronounced fading trend in brightness was first identified by comparing the magnitudes measured in the Subaru/Hyper
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