| Field | Value | Units | Converted field | Value | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source name | 3C438 | ||||
| Redshift | 0.290 | ||||
| Source class | E | ||||
| 178-MHz flux | 48.7 | Jy | 178-MHz luminosity | 1.00 × 1027 | W/Hz/sr |
| Alpha | 0.88 | ||||
| High-resolution map frequency | 8.44 | GHz | |||
| High-resolution map resolution | 0.230 | arcsec | High-resolution map spatial resolution | 1.00 | kpc |
| High-resolution map dynamic range | 649 | ||||
| Low-resolution map frequency | 8.44 | GHz | |||
| Low-resolution map resolution | 1.15 | arcsec | Low-resolution map spatial resolution | 5.00 | kpc |
| Low-resolution map dynamic range | 1320 | ||||
| Beams across source (high resolution) | 93.5 | ||||
| Beams across source (low resolution) | 18.7 | ||||
| Total map flux | 0.780 | Jy | Total map luminosity | 1.61 × 1025 | W/Hz/sr |
| Total map flux error | 0.023 | Jy | Total map luminosity error | 4.7 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Core flux | 0.0162 | Jy | Core luminosity | 3.44 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Core flux error | 0.0005 | Jy | Core luminosity error | 1 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| Core prominence | 0.000343 | ||||
| Core prominence error | 0.00001 | ||||
| Total source size (hotspot distances) | 19.1 | arcsec | Total source size (hotspot distances) | 83.3 | kpc |
| Total source size (sum of linear lobe lengths) | 21.50 | arcsec | Total source size (sum of linear lobe lengths) | 93.53 | kpc |
| Total source size (sum of largest linear lobe sizes) | 22.07 | arcsec | Total source size (sum of largest linear lobe sizes) | 96.01 | kpc |
| Source recession coeff. (zeta) | 0.890 | ||||
| Recession asymmetry (delta) | 0.878 | ||||
| N lobe axial ratio | 1.47 | ||||
| S lobe axial ratio | 1.39 | ||||
| Average axial ratio | 1.43 | ||||
| Axial ratio asymmetry (longer lobe) | 1.06 | ||||
| Axial ratio asymmetry (jet side) | 1.06 | ||||
| Fractional separation difference (x_lobe) | 0.06479 | ||||
| Fractional separation difference (x_jet) | 0.06479 | ||||
| N lobe core-hotspot distance | 10.57 | arcsec | N lobe core-hotspot distance | 45.98 | kpc |
| N lobe angular length | 12.86 | arcsec | N lobe length | 48.64 | kpc |
| N lobe length resolution correction | 1.68 | arcsec | N lobe length resolution correction | 7.31 | kpc |
| N lobe largest angular size | 13.43 | arcsec | N lobe LLS | 51.12 | kpc |
| N lobe largest angular size r.c. | 1.68 | arcsec | N lobe LLS r.c. | 7.31 | kpc |
| N lobe angular width | 8.00 | arcsec | N lobe width | 34.8 | kpc |
| N lobe max angular width | 8.57 | arcsec | N lobe max width | 37.3 | kpc |
| N lobe flux | 0.3680 | Jy | N lobe luminosity | 7.596 × 1024 | W/Hz/sr |
| N lobe flux error | 0.011 | Jy | N lobe luminosity error | 2.3 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| N lobe fractional length | 0.98 | ||||
| N lobe fractional max width position | 0.72 | ||||
| N lobe depolarization | -- | ||||
| S lobe core-hotspot distance | 8.57 | arcsec | S lobe core-hotspot distance | 37.3 | kpc |
| S lobe angular length | 12.00 | arcsec | S lobe length | 44.90 | kpc |
| S lobe length resolution correction | 1.68 | arcsec | S lobe length resolution correction | 7.31 | kpc |
| S lobe largest angular size | 12.00 | arcsec | S lobe LLS | 44.90 | kpc |
| S lobe largest angular size r.c. | 1.68 | arcsec | S lobe LLS r.c. | 7.31 | kps |
| S lobe angular width | 7.43 | arcsec | S lobe width | 32.3 | kpc |
| S lobe max angular width | 7.43 | arcsec | S lobe max width | 32.3 | kpc |
| S lobe flux | 0.3970 | Jy | S lobe luminosity | 8.194 × 1024 | W/Hz/sr |
| S lobe flux error | 0.012 | Jy | S lobe luminosity error | 2.5 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| S lobe fractional length | 1.00 | ||||
| S lobe fractional max width position | 0.67 | ||||
| S lobe depolarization | -- | ||||
| Straight jet side | N | ||||
| Straight jet status | Definite | ||||
| Straight jet flux | 0.040 | Jy | Straight jet luminosity | 7.5 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Straight jet flux error | 0.004 | Jy | Straight jet luminosity error | 7 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| Straight jet angular length | 8.67 | arcsec | Straight jet length | 37.7 | kpc |
| Straight jet angular position | -- | arcsec | Straight jet position | -- | kpc |
| Straight counterjet status | Undetected | ||||
| Straight counterjet flux | <0.0098 | Jy | Straight counterjet luminosity | <1.8 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Straight counterjet flux error | -- | Jy | Straight counterjet luminosity error | -- | W/Hz/sr |
| Straight counterjet angular length | -- | arcsec | Straight counterjet length | -- | kpc |
| Straight counterjet angular position | -- | arcsec | Straight counterjet position | -- | kpc |
| Straight jet prominence | 0.00075 | ||||
| Straight jet prominence error | 0.00007 | ||||
| Straight counter jet prominence | 0.00018 | ||||
| Straight counter jet prominence error | -- | ||||
| Total jet side | N | ||||
| Total jet status | Definite | ||||
| Total jet flux | 0.043 | Jy | Total jet luminosity | 8.1 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Total jet flux error | 0.009 | Jy | Total jet luminosity error | 2 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Total jet angular length | 8.90 | arcsec | Total jet length | 38.7 | kpc |
| Total jet angular position | -- | arcsec | Total jet position | -- | kpc |
| Total counterjet status | Definite | ||||
| Total counterjet flux | 0.040 | Jy | Total counterjet luminosity | 7.5 × 1023 | W/Hz/sr |
| Total counterjet flux error | 0.003 | Jy | Total counterjet luminosity error | 6 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| Total counterjet angular length | 7.40 | arcsec | Total counterjet length | 32.2 | kpc |
| Total counterjet angular position | -- | arcsec | Total counterjet position | -- | kpc |
| Total jet prominence | 0.00080 | ||||
| Total jet prominence error | 0.0002 | ||||
| Total counterjet prominence | 0.00075 | ||||
| Total counterjet prominence error | 0.00006 | ||||
| Fractional jet length | 0.757 | ||||
| Fractional jet position | -- | ||||
| Fractional jet termination | 0.757 | ||||
| N hotspot status | Yes | ||||
| N hotspot number | 1 | ||||
| N hotspot flux density | 0.004 | Jy | N hotspot luminosity | 7 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| N hotspot flux error | 0.002 | Jy | N hotspot luminosity error | 4 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| N hotspot major axis | 0.30 | arcsec | N hotspot major axis | 1.3 | kpc |
| N hotspot minor axis | 0.10 | arcsec | N hotspot minor axis | 0.44 | kpc |
| N hotspot average size | 0.20 | arcsec | N hotspot average size | 0.87 | kpc |
| N lobe hotspot prominence | 0.00007 | ||||
| S hotspot status | Yes | ||||
| S hotspot number | 1 | ||||
| S hotspot flux density | 0.002 | Jy | S hotspot luminosity | 4 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| S hotspot flux error | 0.001 | Jy | S hotspot luminosity error | 2 × 1022 | W/Hz/sr |
| S hotspot major axis | 0.30 | arcsec | S hotspot major axis | 1.3 | kpc |
| S hotspot minor axis | 0.10 | arcsec | S hotspot minor axis | 0.44 | kpc |
| S hotspot average size | 0.20 | arcsec | S hotspot average size | 0.87 | kpc |
| S lobe hotspot prominence | 0.00004 | ||||
| Average hotspot size | 0.20 | arcsec | Average hotspot size | 0.87 | kpc |
| N lobe primary fractional hotspot size | 0.017 | ||||
| S lobe primary fractional hotspot size | 0.019 | ||||
| N lobe hotspot recession coeff. (eta) | 0.9454 | ||||
| S lobe hotspot recession coeff. (eta) | 0.830 | ||||
| Primary hotspot size asymmetry | 1.0 | ||||
| Primary hotspot prominence asymmetry | 2 |
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