Image:
3C 48 was one of the first two quasars to be discovered. It is sometimes
classified as an N-galaxy because the host galaxy is relatively bright,
just visible on the Palomar Sky Survey.
The core is the faint compact peak at the southern end of the structure.
This image does not show the full large-scale structure of 3C 48.
The halo surrounding the jet is visible in our C20 image.
R. C. Walker and D. Briggs
have recently discovered an extremely
faint component to the south of the region covered by this picture, i.e.
on the "counter-jet" side, so this really is a double source.
Page created: 2009 Apr 2 14:16:42
J. P. Leahy
jpl@jb.man.ac.uk