NVSS 2146+82

NVSS 2146+82 (WN B2147+81) is a giant radio galaxy, one of the largest known.

The optical counterpart to the radio object is a peculiar giant elliptical galaxy.

[1] The radio galaxy is 4.380 Mpc (14.29 Mly) across.

The cluster members were misidentified when originally surveyed, as part of Zw Cl 2147.0+8155, a background rich cluster.

This elliptical galaxy article is a stub.