Discovery of a New Giant Radio Galaxy Using MeerKAT Telescope
| Summary/Static | Details |
|---|---|
| Why in the news? | Discovery of a New Giant Radio Galaxy with MeerKAT |
| Research Team | Led by Kathleen Charlton, University of Cape Town, South Africa. |
| Telescope Used | MeerKAT radio telescope (South Africa) |
| Survey Name | MeerKAT International GHz Tiered Extragalactic Exploration (MIGHTEE) |
| Discovery | New GRG discovered: MGTC J100022.85+031520.4 |
| GRG Size | Projected linear size of 4.2 million light years |
| Host Galaxy | Elliptical galaxy SDSS J100022.85+031520 |
| Redshift | 0.1034 |
| Mass | 93 trillion solar masses |
| Total Power | 597 ZW/Hz at 1,284 MHz |
| Dynamical Age | 1 billion years |
| Jet Power | 1 million QW |
| Location | Central galaxy in the WHL J100022.9+031521 galaxy cluster |
| Cluster Environment | Rare group of 4% GRGs found in cluster environments |
| Morphology | Bent, shares properties with wide-angle-tail (WAT) radio sources |