| Field | Value | Units | Converted field | Value | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source name | 3C46 | ||||
| Redshift | 0.4373 | ||||
| Source class | N | ||||
| 178-MHz flux | 11.1 | Jy | 178-MHz luminosity | 6.46 × 1026 | W/Hz/sr |
| Alpha | 1.13 | ||||
| High-resolution map frequency | 8.48 | GHz | |||
| High-resolution map resolution | 0.900 | arcsec | High-resolution map spatial resolution | 5.10 | kpc |
| High-resolution map dynamic range | 723 | ||||
| Low-resolution map frequency | 8.48 | GHz | |||
| Low-resolution map resolution | 2.50 | arcsec | Low-resolution map spatial resolution | 14.2 | kpc |
| Low-resolution map dynamic range | 1120 | ||||
| Beams across source (high resolution) | 190 | ||||
| Beams across source (low resolution) | 69 | ||||
| Total map flux | 0.200 | Jy | Total map luminosity | 1.17 × 1025 | W/Hz/sr |
| Total map flux error | 0.0060 | Jy | Total map luminosity error | 3.5 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Core flux | 0.00144 | Jy | Core luminosity | 7.99 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| Core flux error | 0.00004 | Jy | Core luminosity error | 2 × 1021 | W/Hz/sr |
| Core prominence | 0.000124 | ||||
| Core prominence error | 0.000003 | ||||
| Total source size (hotspot distances) | 160 | arcsec | Total source size (hotspot distances) | 930 | kpc |
| Total source size (sum of linear lobe lengths) | 170 | arcsec | Total source size (sum of linear lobe lengths) | 980 | kpc |
| Total source size (sum of largest linear lobe sizes) | 170 | arcsec | Total source size (sum of largest linear lobe sizes) | 980 | kpc |
| Source recession coeff. (zeta) | 0.95 | ||||
| Recession asymmetry (delta) | 1.1 | ||||
| N lobe axial ratio | 4.7 | ||||
| S lobe axial ratio | 2.9 | ||||
| Average axial ratio | 3.8 | ||||
| Axial ratio asymmetry (longer lobe) | 1.7 | ||||
| Axial ratio asymmetry (jet side) | 0.61 | ||||
| Fractional separation difference (x_lobe) | 0.20 | ||||
| Fractional separation difference (x_jet) | -0.20 | ||||
| N lobe core-hotspot distance | 96 | arcsec | N lobe core-hotspot distance | 540 | kpc |
| N lobe angular length | 106 | arcsec | N lobe length | 588 | kpc |
| N lobe length resolution correction | 2.17 | arcsec | N lobe length resolution correction | 12.3 | kpc |
| N lobe largest angular size | 106 | arcsec | N lobe LLS | 588 | kpc |
| N lobe largest angular size r.c. | 2.17 | arcsec | N lobe LLS r.c. | 12.3 | kpc |
| N lobe angular width | 22 | arcsec | N lobe width | 120 | kpc |
| N lobe max angular width | 24 | arcsec | N lobe max width | 140 | kpc |
| N lobe flux | 0.1018 | Jy | N lobe luminosity | 5.950 × 1024 | W/Hz/sr |
| N lobe flux error | 0.0031 | Jy | N lobe luminosity error | 1.8 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| N lobe fractional length | 0.83 | ||||
| N lobe fractional max width position | 0.60 | ||||
| N lobe depolarization | -0.12 | ||||
| S lobe core-hotspot distance | 68 | arcsec | S lobe core-hotspot distance | 390 | kpc |
| S lobe angular length | 72 | arcsec | S lobe length | 390 | kpc |
| S lobe length resolution correction | 3.42 | arcsec | S lobe length resolution correction | 19.4 | kpc |
| S lobe largest angular size | 72 | arcsec | S lobe LLS | 390 | kpc |
| S lobe largest angular size r.c. | 3.42 | arcsec | S lobe LLS r.c. | 19.4 | kps |
| S lobe angular width | 24 | arcsec | S lobe width | 140 | kpc |
| S lobe max angular width | 26 | arcsec | S lobe max width | 150 | kpc |
| S lobe flux | 0.09622 | Jy | S lobe luminosity | 5.624 × 1024 | W/Hz/sr |
| S lobe flux error | 0.0029 | Jy | S lobe luminosity error | 1.7 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| S lobe fractional length | 0.83 | ||||
| S lobe fractional max width position | 0.78 | ||||
| S lobe depolarization | -0.07 | ||||
| Straight jet side | S | ||||
| Straight jet status | Possible | ||||
| Straight jet flux | 0.0014 | Jy | Straight jet luminosity | 6.5 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| Straight jet flux error | 0.0001 | Jy | Straight jet luminosity error | 5 × 1021 | W/Hz/sr |
| Straight jet angular length | 26.67 | arcsec | Straight jet length | 151.1 | kpc |
| Straight jet angular position | 14.00 | arcsec | Straight jet position | 79.32 | kpc |
| Straight counterjet status | Undetected | ||||
| Straight counterjet flux | <0.0059 | Jy | Straight counterjet luminosity | <2.7 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Straight counterjet flux error | -- | Jy | Straight counterjet luminosity error | -- | W/Hz/sr |
| Straight counterjet angular length | 70.17 | arcsec | Straight counterjet length | 397.5 | kpc |
| Straight counterjet angular position | -- | arcsec | Straight counterjet position | -- | kpc |
| Straight jet prominence | 0.00010 | ||||
| Straight jet prominence error | 0.000007 | ||||
| Straight counter jet prominence | 0.00042 | ||||
| Straight counter jet prominence error | -- | ||||
| Total jet side | S | ||||
| Total jet status | Possible | ||||
| Total jet flux | 0.0014 | Jy | Total jet luminosity | 6.5 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| Total jet flux error | 0.0001 | Jy | Total jet luminosity error | 5 × 1021 | W/Hz/sr |
| Total jet angular length | 26.67 | arcsec | Total jet length | 151.1 | kpc |
| Total jet angular position | 14.00 | arcsec | Total jet position | 79.32 | kpc |
| Total counterjet status | Undetected | ||||
| Total counterjet flux | <0.0059 | Jy | Total counterjet luminosity | <2.7 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Total counterjet flux error | -- | Jy | Total counterjet luminosity error | -- | W/Hz/sr |
| Total counterjet angular length | 70.17 | arcsec | Total counterjet length | 397.5 | kpc |
| Total counterjet angular position | -- | arcsec | Total counterjet position | -- | kpc |
| Total jet prominence | 0.00010 | ||||
| Total jet prominence error | 0.000007 | ||||
| Total counterjet prominence | <0.00042 | ||||
| Total counterjet prominence error | -- | ||||
| Fractional jet length | 0.39 | ||||
| Fractional jet position | 0.20 | ||||
| Fractional jet termination | 0.59 | ||||
| N hotspot status | Yes | ||||
| N hotspot number | 2 | ||||
| N hotspot flux density | 0.01968 | Jy | N hotspot luminosity | 9.152 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| N hotspot flux error | 0.00004 | Jy | N hotspot luminosity error | 2 × 1021 | W/Hz/sr |
| N hotspot major axis | 1.68 | arcsec | N hotspot major axis | 9.52 | kpc |
| N hotspot minor axis | 0.82 | arcsec | N hotspot minor axis | 4.6 | kpc |
| N hotspot average size | 1.2 | arcsec | N hotspot average size | 7.1 | kpc |
| N lobe hotspot prominence | 0.00142 | ||||
| S hotspot status | Yes | ||||
| S hotspot number | 2 | ||||
| S hotspot flux density | 0.0133 | Jy | S hotspot luminosity | 6.18 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| S hotspot flux error | 0.00009 | Jy | S hotspot luminosity error | 4 × 1021 | W/Hz/sr |
| S hotspot major axis | 2.57 | arcsec | S hotspot major axis | 14.6 | kpc |
| S hotspot minor axis | 2.12 | arcsec | S hotspot minor axis | 12.0 | kpc |
| S hotspot average size | 2.34 | arcsec | S hotspot average size | 13.3 | kpc |
| S lobe hotspot prominence | 0.000958 | ||||
| Average hotspot size | 1.8 | arcsec | Average hotspot size | 10 | kpc |
| N lobe primary fractional hotspot size | 0.012 | ||||
| S lobe primary fractional hotspot size | 0.034 | ||||
| N lobe hotspot recession coeff. (eta) | 0.92 | ||||
| S lobe hotspot recession coeff. (eta) | 0.99 | ||||
| Primary hotspot size asymmetry | 1.9 | ||||
| Primary hotspot prominence asymmetry | 0.676 |
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