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3C 459; z=0.219

A strong IR nucleus, and heavily distorted off-center host galaxy distinguish this FR II radio galaxy. The host is dominated by young stellar population [Tadhunter et al.2002], and must have undergone a recent merger. The radio source is small (10 arcsec) and also very asymmetric [Morganti et al.1999].



David James Elford Floyd
2007-07-28