Bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy discovered by citizen scientist

Astronomers have discovered a bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy featuring an enormous arc-like structure that extends nearly 1.8 million light-years across. This newly identified system has a highly unusual and asymmetric structure, which is unlike those seen in standard radio galaxies, as detailed in a new paper published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters.

Astronomers have discovered a “remarkable” bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy with an enormous arc-like structure extending nearly 1.8 million light-years across. The newly identified system, detailed in a new paper published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, has a “highly unusual” and asymmetric structure unlike those seen in standard radio galaxies.