This image shows the radio emission from relativistic streams of high energy particles generated by the quasar.
Astronomers believe
that the jets are fueled by material accreting onto a super-massive black hole
at the center of the host galaxy (not shown in this image).
The high energy particles are shot into extragalactic space at speeds
approaching the speed of light, where they eventually balloon into
massive radio lobes. The overall linear size of the radio structure
is 196/h kpc (Hubble constant H = 100h km/s/Mpc). This quasar shows
an unusual plume-like structure.
The jet is extremely twisted and knotty, and there is a possible
bent counterjet in the North lobe.
The structure is unusually distorted on all scales.
Investigator(s): Alan H. Bridle, David H. Hough, Colin J. Lonsdale, Jack O. Burns, and Robert A. Laing
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Telescope
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VLA
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Date of Observation
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1987-07-11
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Type of Observation
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Continuum Observations
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Band
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C
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Wavelength
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6 cm
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Frequency
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5.0 GHz
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Center of Image
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RA: 09:06:31.88, Dec: 16:46:11.70 (J2000)
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Field of View
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0.0167 x 0.0167 degrees
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Technical Caption
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This quasar is at a redshift z=0.411.
VLA 4.9 GHz image at 0.9 arcsec resolution.
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