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3C 227; z=0.086

This is a broad line radio galaxy. We can clearly see the host galaxy and its bright nucleus on this near-infrared image. Both the optical and UV images show a very bright unresolved nucleus [Martel et al.1999,Allen et al.2002]. A close companion is also visible 5 southeast off the nucleus.



David James Elford Floyd
2007-07-28