RAD J131346.9+500320

RAD J131346.9+500320 (RAD J131346) is an odd radio circle (ORC) located in the constellation Canes Venatici approximately 7.7 billion light-years from Earth. It consists of two intersecting rings, each spanning 300,000 light-years, surrounded by an even larger radio cloud extending nearly 3 million light-years. It is the most distant and powerful ORC yet observed, and is the first ORC identified through citizen science collaboration.

RAD J131346.9+500320
RAD J131346.9+500320 is an example of an 'odd radio circle' (ORC). It is the most distant and powerful ORC yet found.
Object typeOdd radio circle
Observation data
(Epoch J2000)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
13h 13m 51s
Declination+50° 04′ 00″
Distance7.7 billion light years
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