Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-12-04
Astrophys.J.670: L85-L88,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 670, L85-L88, 2007
Scientific paper
10.1086/524220
We report the discovery of a very unusual, highly asymmetric radio galaxy whose radio jet, the largest yet detected, emits strongly polarized synchrotron radiation and can be traced all the way from the galactic nucleus to the hot spot located ~440 kpc away. This jet emanates from an extremely massive black hole (>10^9 solar mass) and forms a strikingly compact radio lobe. No radio lobe is detected on the side of the counterjet, even though it is similar to the main jet in brightness up to a scale of tens of kiloparsecs. Thus, contrary to the nearly universal trend, the brightness asymmetry in this radio galaxy increases with distance from the nucleus. With several unusual properties, including a predominantly toroidal magnetic field, this Fanaroff-Riley type II megajet is an exceptionally useful laboratory for testing the role of magnetic field in jet stabilization and radio lobe formation.
Bagchi Joydeep
Gopal-Krishna
Joshi Santosh
Krause Marita
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