RGZ J145039.8+441829
A supergiant elliptical radio galaxy in Boötes.
RGZ J145039.8+441829 is a radio galaxy in Boötes, serving as the brightest cluster galaxy of the cluster WHL J145039.8+441829. It is a supergiant elliptical with an active nucleus classified as a narrow-line Fanaroff-Riley Class Type I radio galaxy. The galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole and exhibits resolved radio lobes with an S-shaped appearance.
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- Constellation
- Boötes
- Group cluster
- WHL J145039.8+441829
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