Speca
| Speca | |
|---|---|
A radio composite image of Speca | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 14h 09m 48.80s |
| Declination | −03° 02′ 33.0″ |
| Redshift | 0.137639 ± 2.94e-5 |
| Distance | 1.9 Bly (612.51 Mpc) |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | BrClG |
| Size | 396,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | ? |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| LCRS B140713.3-024824, LCLG -03 221.01, 2MASX J14094882-0302330, 2MASS J14094886-0302325, PGC 119230 | |
Speca, discovered in 2011, is an exotic radio galaxy or a rare spiral/disk galaxy where the central supermassive black hole is actively accreting matter surrounding itself and ejects two giant, million light year long, plasma lobes in opposite directions.Speca is located around 1.9 billion light-years away in the constellation Virgo.