Radio Quasar 3C351 |
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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 confined to remarkably well collimated jets,
and are shot into extragalactic space at speeds approaching the speed of
light, where they eventually balloon into massive radio lobes. The overall
linear size is 230/h kpc (Hubble constant H = 100h km/s/Mpc). The lobes
are faint and very extended, and there are unusually prominent hot spots
and filaments in the North lobe. The jet is bright near the nucleus, but
much fainter in the outer regions. Investigator(s): Alan H. Bridle, David H. Hough, Colin J. Lonsdale, Jack O. Burns and Robert A. Laing This image is available in the following downloadable versions: If you would like to obtain a higher resolution version of this image,
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Telescope
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VLA
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Date of Observation
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1986-03-29
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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: 17:04:41.44, Dec: 60:44:30.40 (J2000)
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Field of View
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0.0200 x 0.0100 degrees
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Technical Caption
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FR II quasar at z=0.371.
VLA 4.9 GHz image at 0.37 arcsec resolution
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