Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

Nice triple

  • basst82 by basst82

    From a galaxy that's pretty easy to see on SDSS too!

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to basst82's comment.

    Yes, SDSS J101740.90+080417.4, which is a quite close (z_zp=0.182) big elliptical with a 'dead and red' spectrum:

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    Those smaller yellow blobs around the main galaxy are also galaxies, probably ellipticals in the same (rich) cluster; that likely makes the central object a BCG (brightest cluster galaxy).

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