Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

looks like a massive object with huge jets on either end

  • xriz by xriz

    Am I correct in thinking this is a massive object with huge radio jets coming off of it? There are 2 smaller radio signals, one in the middle of the large IR object and another in line on the left with the left jet.

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  • akapinska by akapinska scientist

    Yes, it is a beautiful large triple radio galaxy! The smaller signals you see are the core (pinpointing the black hole) and some jet knots. The huge radio components on each side of the central compact radio signal are the radio lobes created by the jets.

    Also, the infrared sources that may look like they coincide with the ends of the lobes are there just by chance! For one radio galaxy, even if it's composed of multiple radio components, we can have only one infrared source, and that's the one in the middle 😃

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