Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

One or two ?

  • barmet76 by barmet76

    Is the second jet (top left) linked with the big one in the middle ?

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to barmet76's comment.

    Welcome to RGZ, barmet76!

    I'm a bit surprised no one has commented on this amazing set of sources yet! 😮

    Here's how the field looks, in SDSS, centered on the bright IR source that is also a compact radio source and the apparent source of the lower jet/lobe:

    enter image description here

    It looks like a star, but it's actually a broadline quasar, with a spectroscopic redshift of 0.557; its name is SDSS J110001.14+231413.1

    According to NED, the quasar and (lower) jet/lobe have been associated in at least one catalog (but I can't tell whether the upper one has or not). From Anna Kapinska's two GZ blog posts - The Curious Lives Of Radio Galaxies – Part One and The Curious Lives of Radio Galaxies – Part Two - this may be restarted radio galaxy/AGN. Oh, and it's #bent too.

    So, the answer to your question is "yes" (I think).

    Happy hunting! 😃

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  • rtconr by rtconr

    That's amazing! Almost takes your breath away in the FIRST image....so thanks for sharing it!

    This guy JeanTate is a gift to this website! I hope you're employed around here~

    Also, I noticed the Optical Spectrum, is the the type of composition you would normally see from a quasar? Going to look around and see what it looks like when you "see" one!

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  • 42jkb by 42jkb scientist, admin

    This is an excellent source!

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