Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

May someone explain the interesting radio shape and how to describe the morphology?

  • supernovahunter87 by supernovahunter87

    Double? Looks interesting

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to supernovahunter87's comment.

    I agree, and would add #bent and possibly #asym. However, the bend in the lobes makes it more of an #S-shaped that a WAT. Explanation? Likely a combination of inhomogeneity in the ISM (inter-stellar medium) of the host galaxy (zsp 0.325 SDSS J124834.74+352817.3, quite interesting-looking, perhaps an overlap or merger) - causing one jet to be more attenuated than the other - precession of the jets (I don't know if reasons for precession are well-understood) - causing the S-shape - and inhomogeneity in the IGM (inter-galactic medium).

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    Hope this helps, and happy hunting! 😃

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