PKS 2014-55
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTelescopium
Right ascension20h 18m 01s
Declination−55° 39 30.8
Redshift0.06063 +/- 0.00015
Distance800 mly
Other designations
WISEA J201801.29-553931.5; 2MASX J20180125-5539312; 2MASS J20180128-5539315; GALEXASC J201801.26-553933.5
References: [1]

PKS 2014-55 is an X-shaped radio galaxy discovered by the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa that is located 800 million light-years away from Earth.[2] The galaxy looks like two boomerangs, with jets extending 2.5 million light years across. Then the jets are “reversed” by the pressure of intergalactic gas, later deflected by gas pressure to form an “X” shape.

References

  1. "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. "An X more like two boomerangs". Cosmos Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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