Optical And Radio Image Of The Giant Radio Galaxy J021659-044920 (IMAGE)

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Optical And Radio Image Of The Giant Radio Galaxy J021659-044920

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This is an optical image with radio lobes (in yellow-red). The supermassive black hole in the red galaxy at the centre (zoomed in inset) has led to the formation of the giant radio lobes.

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Prathamesh Tamhane/Yogesh Wadadekar

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