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`Zwicky's Nonet': a compact merging ensemble of nine galaxies and 4C 35.06, a peculiar radio galaxy with dancing radio jets

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    `Zwicky's Nonet': a compact merging ensemble of nine galaxies and 4C 35.06, a peculiar radio galaxy with dancing radio jets
    K.G. Biju, Joydeep Bagchi, Ishwara-Chandra C.H., M. Pandey-Pommier, Joe Jacob, M.K. Patil, Sunil Kumar P., Mahadev Pandge, Pratik Dabhade, Madhuri Gaikwad, Sheelu Abraham, M. Vivek, Ashish A. Mahabal, S. G. Djorgovski

    We report the results of our radio, optical and infrared studies of a peculiar radio source 4C 35.06, an extended radio-loud AGN found at the center of galaxy cluster Abell 407 (z=0.047). The central region also hosts a remarkably tight ensemble of nine galaxies within an ~1' (53 kpc) region, surrounded by a very faint, diffuse stellar halo. This remarkable system (named here the 'Zwicky's Nonet') provides a unique and compelling evidence for an ongoing formation of a giant cD galaxy at the cluster center. Multifrequency deep radio observations carried out with Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope at 610, 235 and 150 MHz reveal a system of 400 kpc scale helically twisted and kinked radio jets and outer relic lobes associated with 4C 35.06 in 'Zwicky's Nonet'. (...)

    (Submitted on 18 Jul 2016)
    https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.05080

    PS: SDSS image is available and shown in the paper!

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