Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

Thought this was #starbleed

  • WEBs_in_space by WEBs_in_space

    But looking at SDSS, I see it says it is from a galaxy??
    Thought maybe someone could explain this.

    Thx
    ME

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to WEBs in space's comment.

    The source is a ~9.5 mag star, named BD+40 2694, HD 120499, and lots more besides. Its spectral class is M7, meaning that - among other things - it's very red, and so will produce lots of 'glare' for WISE. Here's a zoomed-out SDSS view:

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    And here's the location of the z_ph ~0.61 distant galaxy, SDSS J134915.24+393641.1, that is the likely host of the nice doublelobe:

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    Astronomy is such wonderful fun, isn't it? 😄

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  • ivywong by ivywong scientist, admin

    Darn! Blocked by the stars in the our own galaxy. Thanks @JeanTate for your analysis and yes, astronomy is wonderful! 😃

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