NGC6251, A VERY LARGE RADIO GALAXY WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL JET

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WAGGETT, PC [1 ]
WARNER, PJ [1 ]
BALDWIN, JE [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,CAVENDISH LAB,MULLARD RADIO ASTRON OBSERV,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE,ENGLAND
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10.1093/mnras/181.3.465
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A newly discovered radio galaxy, NGC 6251, has an angular size of 1°.2, the largest of any in the northern sky. It has a projected physical size of 3.0 Mpc and a remarkable jet which is straight for nearly all of its' 200-kpc length. The radio spectral index of the jet is 0.54 and the nucleus has a flat spectrum with a cut-off at low frequencies. Although the radio luminosity of the source is low, the total stored energy is comparable with the highest values known. © Royal Astronomical Society.
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