3C 84
E554033
3C 84 is a powerful radio-loud active galactic nucleus associated with the central galaxy NGC 1275 in the Perseus Cluster, notable for its strong jets and variable emission across the electromagnetic spectrum.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active galactic nucleus
ⓘ
blazar-like AGN ⓘ radio galaxy core ⓘ |
| blackHoleMass | approximately 8×10^8 solar masses ⓘ |
| centralEngine | supermassive black hole ⓘ |
| createsStructure |
X-ray cavities in the Perseus Cluster gas
ⓘ
radio lobes ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 230 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 70 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| emits |
X-rays
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gamma rays ⓘ infrared radiation ⓘ millimeter radiation ⓘ optical radiation ⓘ radio waves ⓘ |
| environment |
cool-core cluster environment
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dense intracluster medium of the Perseus Cluster ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
compact radio core
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kiloparsec-scale jets ⓘ parsec-scale jets ⓘ strong radio jets ⓘ variable emission across the electromagnetic spectrum ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | NGC 1275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWith | intracluster medium of the Perseus Cluster ⓘ |
| isPartOf | NGC 1275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCluster | Perseus Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Event Horizon Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ MAGIC telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ VERA NERFINISHED ⓘ VLBA NERFINISHED ⓘ Very Long Baseline Interferometry NERFINISHED ⓘ XMM-Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioCatalog | Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioCatalogDesignation | 3C 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0176 ⓘ |
| showsPhenomenon |
X-ray variability
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gamma-ray flares ⓘ inverse Compton scattering ⓘ jet precession ⓘ radio outbursts ⓘ relativistic jets ⓘ superluminal motion in jets ⓘ synchrotron radiation ⓘ |
| spectralClass | radio-loud AGN ⓘ |
| usedAs |
laboratory for jet physics
ⓘ
probe of AGN feedback in clusters ⓘ |
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