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The impact of the orientation on the lobe asymmetry in 3C328 radio galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2015

Andrzej Marecki
Affiliation:
Toruń Centre for Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland email: [email protected]
Mateusz Ogrodnik
Affiliation:
Toruń Centre for Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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In the double-lobed Fanaroff-Riley type-II radio galaxy 3C328, one lobe is devoid of a~hotspot. We carried out the VLBA observations of the central component of 3C328 and we found there a jet pointing towards the lobe without a hotspot. We suggest that this is because the nucleus of 3C328 remained in off-state for some time in the recent past. No jets were produced during that period so both hotspots faded out. However, under the assumption that one lobe is much farther from the observer than the other, the hotspot of the far-side lobe can be perceived as not decayed yet due to the light-travel lag. Since activity of the nucleus has been restored, we obtain a proof that it is recurrent. It follows that the orientation of the jet is not a paradox.

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Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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