Astronomy:3C 75

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Short description: Black hole system in the constellation Cetus
3C 75
3C75 in Radio+Xray.jpg
Image in radio (pink) and x-ray (cyan) of 3C 75.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 02h 57m 42.63s[1]
Declination+06° 01′ 04.8″
Redshift0.0231[2]
Distance296 Mly[2][3]
Apparent magnitude (V)+13.93
Characteristics
TypeActive binary
Apparent size (V)0.741″ × 0.489″
Other designations
MCG+01-08-027, NGC 1128

3C 75 (also called 3C75) is a binary black hole system in the dumbbell-shaped galaxy NGC 1128 in the galaxy cluster Abell 400. It has four relativistic jets, two coming from each accreting supermassive black hole. It is travelling at 1200 kilometers per second, causing the jets to be swept back. 3C 75 may be X-ray source 2A 0252+060 (1H 0253+058, XRS 02522+060).[4]

References

  1. SIMBAD
  2. 2.0 2.1 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for 3C 75. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=3C+75&extend=no. 
  3. Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds (9 November 2008). "Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081109.html. 
  4. Wood KS; Meekins JF; Yentis DJ; Smathers HW; McNutt DP; Bleach RD (December 1984). "The HEAO A-1 X-ray source catalog". Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 56 (12): 507–649. doi:10.1086/190992. Bibcode1984ApJS...56..507W. 

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