Radio galaxy in the constellation Pisces
3C 459 known as IRAS 23140+0348 , is a radio galaxy located in the constellation Pisces . It is located 2.74 billion light years from Earth and is classified as a Seyfert 2 and LINER galaxy .[ 1]
Characteristics
3C 459 is categorized a Fanaroff-Riley class II radio galaxy.[ 2] [ 3] Its luminosity at both radio and far infrared wavelengths is Lv (4.8 GHz) = 1026.4 W Hz−1 and vLv (60 μm) = 1012.2 Lʘ .[ 4] The host galaxy of 3C 459 is an elliptical galaxy with a disturbed outer morphology indicating a product of a galaxy merger .[ 4] It also has a young stellar population .[ 5] [ 6]
3C 459 contains a triple radio structure, measuring a total extent of 29 kiloparsecs (kpc).[ 7] It consists of a radio core and two radio lobes separated by 40 kpc.[ 4] The radio core in 3C 459 has a compact steep radio spectrum with east and west extensions.[ 8] As for the lobes on the other hand, the western lobe is equally 5.5 times further from the nucleus,[ 7] while the eastern lobe is compact and more closer.[ 9] It is also indicated to be significantly depolarized by interstellar medium since only the western lobe shows strong polarization .[ 7]
According to follow-up observation by Chandra X-ray Observatory in 2014, 3C 459 shows X-ray emission properties. Although most X-ray emission originates from the radio core, a significant amount of it is found at larger angular separations from the core, surrounding the galaxy's lobes and radio jets .[ 10]
There is also detections of diffused nuclear emissions and a filamentary ionized gas structure in 3C 459 creating a single-sided triangular-shaped region with an outward expansion of up to ~ 80 kpc. In its central emission line region, it is dominated by two compact knots of similar flux. Both of them are found to have an offset of ~ 400 km s-1 from velocity point of view suggesting a dual active galactic nuclei (AGN) system in 3C 459.[ 11]
References
^ a b "By Name NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database" . ned.ipac.caltech.edu . Retrieved 2024-10-12 .
^ Tadhunter, C.; Dickson, R.; Morganti, R.; Robinson, T. G.; Wills, K.; Villar-Martin, M.; Hughes, M. (March 2002). "The origin of the UV excess in powerful radio galaxies: spectroscopy and polarimetry of a complete sample of intermediate-redshift radio galaxies" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 330 (4): 977– 996. arXiv :astro-ph/0201391 . Bibcode :2002MNRAS.330..977T . doi :10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05153.x . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ J.E. Floyd, David; Axon, David; Baum, Stefi; Capetti, Alessandro; Chiaberge, Marco; Macchetto, Duccio (July 2008). "Hubble Space Telescope Near-infrared Snapshot Survey of 3CR Radio Source Counterparts. II. An Atlas and Inventory of the Host Galaxies, Mergers, and Companions" . The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . 177 (1): 148– 173. arXiv :0712.0595 . Bibcode :2008ApJS..177..148F . doi :10.1086/587622 . Retrieved 2024-10-12 .
^ a b c Drake, Catherine L.; McGregor, Peter J.; Dopita, Michael A.; van Breugel, W. J. M. (November 2003). "Radio-ExcessIRAS Galaxies: PMN/FSC Sample Selection" . The Astronomical Journal . 126 (5): 2237– 2267. arXiv :astro-ph/0306573 . Bibcode :2003AJ....126.2237D . doi :10.1086/378714 . ISSN 0004-6256 .
^ Thomasson, P.; Saikia, D. J.; Muxlow, T. W. B. (May 2003). "3C 459: a highly asymmetric radio galaxy with a starburst" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 341 (1): 91– 99. arXiv :astro-ph/0305176 . Bibcode :2003MNRAS.341...91T . doi :10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06393.x . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T. A.; Tadhunter, C. N.; van Moorsel, G.; Killeen, N.; Wills, K. A. (2001-05-11). "H I absorption in radio galaxies: effect of orientation or interstellar medium?" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 323 (2): 331– 342. arXiv :astro-ph/0010636 . Bibcode :2001MNRAS.323..331M . doi :10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04153.x . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ a b c Ulvestad, J. S. (1985-01-01). "The radio structure and host galaxy of 3C 459" . The Astrophysical Journal . 288 : 514– 520. Bibcode :1985ApJ...288..514U . doi :10.1086/162816 . ISSN 0004-637X .
^ Farrah, D.; Rowan-Robinson, M.; Oliver, S.; Serjeant, S.; Borne, K.; Lawrence, A.; Lucas, R.A.; Bushouse, H.; Colina, L. (October 2001). "HST /WFPC2 imaging of the QDOT ultraluminous infrared galaxy sample" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 326 (4): 1333– 1352. arXiv :astro-ph/0106275 . Bibcode :2001MNRAS.326.1333F . doi :10.1111/j.1365-2966.2001.04721.x . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T.; Tadhunter, C.N.; Aiudi, R.; Jones, P.; Villar-Martin, M. (December 1999). "The radio structures of southern 2-Jy radio sources: New ATCA and VLA radio images" (PDF) . Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series . 140 (3): 355– 372. arXiv :astro-ph/9910150 . Bibcode :1999A&AS..140..355M . doi :10.1051/aas:1999427 .
^ Maselli, A.; Kraft, R. P.; Massaro, F.; Hardcastle, M. J. (2018-11-01). "Focusing on the extended X-ray emission in 3C 459 with a Chandra follow-up observation" . Astronomy & Astrophysics . 619 : A75. arXiv :1812.04015 . Bibcode :2018A&A...619A..75M . doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201833332 . ISSN 0004-6361 .
^ Balmaverde, B.; Capetti, A.; Marconi, A.; Venturi, G.; Chiaberge, M.; Baldi, R. D.; Baum, S.; Gilli, R.; Grandi, P.; Meyer, E.; Miley, G.; O’Dea, C.; Sparks, W.; Torresi, E.; Tremblay, G. (2018-11-01). "The MURALES survey - I. A dual AGN in the radio galaxy 3C 459?" . Astronomy & Astrophysics . 619 : A83. arXiv :1809.04083 . Bibcode :2018A&A...619A..83B . doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201833515 . ISSN 0004-6361 .
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