B2 0836+29

B2 0836+29
SDSS image of the radio galaxy B2 0836+29
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCancer
Right ascension08h 39m 15.82s[1]
Declination+28° 50′ 38.80″[1]
Redshift0.078961[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity23,672 km/s[1]
Distance1.094 Gly
Group or clusterAbell 690
Apparent magnitude (V)14.90
Apparent magnitude (B)16.0
Characteristics
TypecD; BrCIG WLRG[1]
Size199.2 kiloparsecs (649,700 light-years)
(diameter; 2MASS K-band total isophote)[1]
Notable featuresRadio galaxy
Other designations
2MASX J083915982+2850389, CS 0020, OJ +261, VIPS 144, PGC 24340, SDSS J083915.79+285041.9, OGC 1151, 87GB J083613.1+290133, Cul 0836+290, Abell 690:[OWB92][1]

B2 0836+29 is a radio galaxy located in the constellation of Cancer. The redshift of the object is (z) 0.078[1] and it was first discovered by astronomers in March 1973 as a blue stellar object whom they noted it as having excessive amounts of ultraviolet flux.[2] It is classified as a Type-cD galaxy[3] and is the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) dominating the center of Abell 690, a rich Bautz-Morgan galaxy cluster.[4][5]

Description

B2 0836+29 has been categorized as a Fanaroff-Riley class Type I radio galaxy of low luminosity.[6][7] It is hosted by an elliptical galaxy with an increasing radius and an excessive brightness profile which starts around the level of 22 magnitude arcsecond−2.[8] The envelope is also said to be expended on the outer parts of the galaxy, with multiple nuclei.[9]

It has a large wide-angle tail (WAT) radio source, described as being extended with its dominant central component displaying a flat radio spectrum. A bright radio component is seen located in south direction from its nucleus.[10] There is also a region of low brightness, based on a radio image made with Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope.[4][11]

The galaxy shows two radio lobes, one located in the south and the other in the north when imaged by Very Long Baseline Interferometry. The southern radio lobe is found having an extended tail-like structure by 250 kiloparsecs while the northern radio lobe is also extended but only displaying little distortions.[7] The southern lobe is also the only region where a significant percentage of radio polarization is located, reaching the values of 25%.[12] There is a clear steeping of the lobe's spectra index from the hot spot position located east which in turn, is roughly perpendicular.[13][14]

A one-sided radio jet is present in the galaxy displaying a mean surface brightness of 1 mJy arcseconds−2.[15] It is further separated into two jet components mainly a weak counterjet and a main jet. Evidence also showed the main jet has signs of amplitude oscillations averaging around 0° and is also evident of displaying a bend angle of significant degrees west, followed by a counter-bend east.[7][13] Located within the jet, there are plasma particles speeding along the jet's direction right up to a distance of five kiloparsecs.[7]

The galaxy is surrounded by an X-ray halo with a diameter of 460 kiloparsecs in extent. The X-ray emission from the halo is elongated in north-east direction which appears as aligning together with the major axis of the galaxy's stellar light. It is found the X-ray emission is also extending towards the edges of both radio lobes.[15][16] Evidence also showed the X-ray emission is surprising low.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NED Search results for B2 0836+29". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  2. ^ Bergamini, R.; Bracessi, A.; Colla, G.; Fanti, C.; Ficarra, A.; Formiggini, L.; Gandolfi, E.; Gioia, I.; Lari, C.; Marano, B.; Padrielli, L.; Tomasi, P.; Vigotti, M. (March 1973). "Optical Identifications of Ra- diosources from the B 2 Catalogue. Quasi Stellar Sources". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 23: 195. Bibcode:1973A&A....23..195B. ISSN 0004-6361.
  3. ^ Gubanov, A. G.; Reshetnikov, V. P. (June 1999). "Identification of radio sources in clusters of galaxies". Astronomy Letters. 25 (6): 380–388. arXiv:astro-ph/9811118. Bibcode:1999AstL...25..380G. ISSN 1063-7737.
  4. ^ a b de Ruiter, H. R.; Parma, P.; Fanti, C.; Fanti, R. (July 1986). "VLA observations of low luminosity radio galaxies. II. Sources with angular size larger than two arcminutes". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 65: 111–144. ISSN 0365-0138.
  5. ^ O'Donoghue, Aileen A.; Owen, Frazer N.; Eilek, Jean A. (January 1990). "VLA Observations of Wide-Angle Tailed Radio Sources". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 72: 75. Bibcode:1990ApJS...72...75O. doi:10.1086/191410. ISSN 0067-0049.
  6. ^ Parma, P.; de Ruiter, H. R.; Fanti, C.; Fanti, R. (April 1986). "VLA observations of low luminosity radio galaxies. I. Sources with angular size smaller than two arcminutes". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 64: 135–171. Bibcode:1986A&AS...64..135P. ISSN 0365-0138.
  7. ^ a b c d Vneturi, T.; Castaldini, C.; Cotton, W. D.; Feretti, L.; Giovannini, G.; Lara, L.; Marcaide, J. M.; Wehrle, A. E. (1995-06-22), "VLBI Observations of a Complete Sample of Radio Galaxies. VI. The Two FR I Radio Galaxies B2 0836+29 and 3C 465", The Astrophysical Journal, 454: 735, arXiv:astro-ph/9506115, Bibcode:1995ApJ...454..735V, doi:10.1086/176525
  8. ^ González-Serrano, J. I.; Pérez-Fournon, I. (1989-06-01). "Morphological properties of radio elliptical galaxies". Astrophysics and Space Science. 156 (1): 121–125. Bibcode:1989Ap&SS.156..121G. doi:10.1007/BF00646355. ISSN 1572-946X.
  9. ^ Gonzalez-Serrano, J. I.; Carballo, R.; Perez-Fournon, I. (May 1993). "The Optical Properties of Low Luminosity Radio Galaxies With Radio Jets". The Astronomical Journal. 105: 1710. Bibcode:1993AJ....105.1710G. doi:10.1086/116548. hdl:10902/27969. ISSN 0004-6256.
  10. ^ Mack, K.-H.; Gregorini, L.; Parma, P.; Klein, U. (January 1994). "High-frequency radio continuum observations of radio galaxies with low and intermediate luminosity. II. Sources with sizes 4' to 5'". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 103: 157–182. ISSN 0365-0138.
  11. ^ Fanti, C.; Fanti, R.; Gioia, I. M.; Lari, C.; Parma, P.; Ulrich, M. H. (September 1977). "Observations of 40 low luminosity radio galaxies with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 29: 279–292. ISSN 0365-0138.
  12. ^ Capetti, A.; Morganti, R.; Parma, P.; Fanti, R. (June 1993). "Polarization in low luminosity radio galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 99: 407–435. ISSN 0365-0138.
  13. ^ a b Capetti, A.; Fanti, R.; Parma, P. (August 1995). "Radio galaxies of intermediate radio luminosity: a discussion of the radio properties of B2 0836+29, B2 0844+31 and B2 1521+28". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 300: 643. Bibcode:1995A&A...300..643C. ISSN 0004-6361.
  14. ^ Parma, P.; Murgia, M.; Morganti, R.; Capetti, A.; de Ruiter, H. R.; Fanti, R. (April 1999). "Radiative ages in a representative sample of low luminosity radio galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 344: 7–16. arXiv:astro-ph/9812413. Bibcode:1999A&A...344....7P. ISSN 0004-6361.
  15. ^ a b Gonzalez-Serrano, J. I.; Perez-Fournon, I. (August 1992). "CCD Surface Photometry of Three Low-Luminosity radio Galaxies Containing Radio Jets". The Astronomical Journal. 104: 535. Bibcode:1992AJ....104..535G. doi:10.1086/116252. ISSN 0004-6256.
  16. ^ Morganti, R.; Fanti, R.; Gioia, I. M.; Harris, D. E.; Parma, P.; de Ruiter, H. (January 1988). "Low luminosity radio galaxies : effects of gaseous environment". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 189: 11–26. ISSN 0004-6361.
  17. ^ Burns, Jack O.; Rhee, George; Owen, Frazer N.; Pinkney, Jason (March 1994). "Clumped X-Ray Emission around Radio Galaxies in Abell Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal. 423: 94. Bibcode:1994ApJ...423...94B. doi:10.1086/173792. ISSN 0004-637X.
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