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3C 236

Galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

3C 236
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3C 236 is the name used for this Fanaroff and Riley Class II (FR II) radio galaxy. It is among the largest known radio galaxies; the radio structure has a total linear size in excess of 4.5 Mpc (15 million light years). The galaxy features a "double-double" radio morphology consisting of the giant relic 4.5 Mpc source and an inner 2 kpc compact steep spectrum radio source. A recent starburst episode near the nucleus may be related to the event resulting in re-ignition of radio activity.[3]

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  1. The quoted diameters in this infobox were based on NED's provided scale "Virgo + GA + Shapley" of 2.147 kpc/arcsec multiplied with given angular diameters.

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