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3C 348

(Hercules A)
(giant elliptical radio galaxy)

3C 348 is a synchrotron radio source associated with a visible supergiant elliptical galaxy, with jets and with one of the most massive known supermassive black holes (SMBHs).

(galaxy,elliptical,radio,jet)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_A
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=3C+348
https://esahubble.org/images/opo1247a/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002AJ....123.2312S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023MNRAS.523.3583P/abstract
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance		Lightyears
/Lookback Years		  
.16643Mpc2.10Gly3C 348
Coordinates:3C 348
J165108.15+045933.32
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