New Delhi, India

Astronomers have discovered a new radio galaxy using the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR). It has been designated J0011+3217. The findings were published in a research paper on June 21 on the pre-print server arXiv. The research revealed that the newfound galaxy, showcases peculiar features, including a one-sided secondary lobe. 

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The paper revealed that a huge amount of radio waves are emitted from the centre cores of radio galaxies. 

In the core of these galaxies, black holes accrete gas and dust, producing radio-visible high-energy jets that propel electrically charged particles to very high velocities. 

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As per a report by phys.org, features including lobes, jets, hotspots and a core are found in a typical radio galaxy during its active phase, which can apparently last up to 100 million years. 

These activity signals generally disappear once this phase is over as the galaxy moves into the remnant or dying phase and the source's active galactic nucleus (AGN) turns off. 

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However, a team of astronomers led by Shobha Kumar of the Midnapore City College in India, reports the detection of such a radio galaxy with lobes. 

"From the LOFAR Two-meter Sky Survey second data release (LoTSS DR2) at 144 MHz, we identified a peculiar radio galaxy, J0011+3217," the researchers wrote in the study. 

"The current paper suggests that the morphology of J0011+3217 is influenced by ram pressure created due to the Abell 7 cluster, highlighting the complex interactions between the source and the surrounding cluster environment," the researchers further wrote. 

(With inputs from agencies)