Astronomy:III Zw 2

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III Zw 2
Messier 106 visible and infrared composite.jpg
Image of Messier 106
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension 12h 18m 57.5s
Declination47° 18′ 14″
Redshift0.089
Characteristics
TypeType II Seyfert
Size67,500 light years in diameter
Other designations
PG 0007+106, Mrk 1501

III Zw 2 is a rapidly-rotating quasar located in the Seyfert galaxy Messier 106 in the constellation Canes Venatici,[1][2] containing a stellar black hole.[3] Approximately every five years it emits dramatic radio outbursts.[4]

References

  1. Brunthaler, A.; Falcke, H.; Bower, G. C.; Aller, M. F.; Aller, H. D.; Teräsranta, H.; Lobanov, A. P.; Krichbaum, T. P. et al. (2000-05-01). "III Zw 2, the first superluminal jet in a Seyfert galaxy". Astronomy and Astrophysics 357: L45–L48. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode2000A&A...357L..45B. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000A&A...357L..45B. 
  2. H.D, Aller (1987). "iiizw2.pdf". Iiizw.2.PDF 1: 1–4. http://www3.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/staff/abrunthaler/pub/iiizw2.pdf. 
  3. "Multiwavelength behaviour of III Zw 2 N Salvi". https://slidetodoc.com/multiwavelength-behaviour-of-iii-zw-2-n-salvi-2/. 
  4. Brunthaler, A.; Falcke, H.; Bower, G. C.; Aller, M. F.; Aller, H. D.; Terasranta, H.; Krichbaum, T. P. (2002), III Zw 2: Evolution of a Radio Galaxy in a Nutshell