Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

Visible jets in SDSS?

  • basst82 by basst82

    This #diffuse #triple is connected to a gorgeous galaxy in SDSS, SDSS J074215.90+252857.9. A redshift of 0.651. The SDSS image of the galaxy though shows two red "wings" accompanying the starkly red central galaxy. Are these arms of a spiral, or are these the jets themselves being "imaged" somehow in SDSS?

    http://skyserver.sdss3.org/public/en/tools/chart/navi.aspx?ra=203.26895833333333&dec=8.786333333333333&scale=0.2

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  • akapinska by akapinska scientist

    chance alignment. note also that the two red blobs around the red galaxy in the SDSS have different direction than the radio jets in the image beside - if of course I'm looking at the object you refer to

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