3C 353

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Right ascension17h 20m 28.17s[1]
Declination−00° 58 47.71[1]
Redshift0.030421[1]
3C 353
The radio galaxy 3C 353, captured by Chandra X-ray Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationOphiuchus
Right ascension17h 20m 28.17s[1]
Declination−00° 58 47.71[1]
Redshift0.030421[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity9120 km/s[1]
Distance465 Mly (142.75 Mpc)[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0, NLRG LEG[1]
Size~130,000 ly (41 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Other designations
4C –00.67, 2MASX J17202814–0058471, PGC 60102, CTA 076, DA 434, NRAO 524, NSA 147925, PKS B1717–009, TXS 1717–009, CXO J172028.1–005846, MRC 1717–009[1]

3C 353 is a powerful radio galaxy located in the constellation of Ophiuchus. The redshift of the galaxy is (z) 0.030[1] and it was initially thought to be a radio star in 1959 where it was designated as 2C 1473.[2] In 1964, this was identified with a galaxy counterpart.[3] It is the fourth brightest source detected after Hercules A, Messier 87 and Cygnus A.[4]

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