IS IT REAL??? Astronomers Discover a Peculiar Radio Galaxy

Astronomers have discovered a new radio galaxy, named J0011+3217, using the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR). This galaxy exhibits unusual features, including a one-sided secondary lobe. The finding was reported in a research paper published on June 21 on the arXiv pre-print server.
Radio galaxies emit large amounts of radio waves from their central cores. The black holes at their centers accrete gas and dust, producing high-energy jets that accelerate charged particles to high speeds, visible at radio wavelengths.
A typical radio galaxy during its active phase (lasting up to 100 million years) includes features such as a core, lobes, jets, and hot spots. After this phase, when the active galactic nucleus (AGN) shuts down, the galaxy enters a remnant or dying phase, and these activity markers usually fade.
Now, a team of astronomers led by Shobha Kumari from Midnapore City College in India has reported the detection of such a radio galaxy with lobes.
Astronomers Discover a Peculiar Radio Galaxy