Source page for 3C401

FieldValueUnitsConverted fieldValueUnits
Source name3C401   
Redshift0.201   
Source classE   
178-MHz flux22.8Jy178-MHz luminosity2.00 × 1026W/Hz/sr
Alpha0.71   
High-resolution map frequency8.44GHz   
High-resolution map resolution0.270arcsecHigh-resolution map spatial resolution0.894kpc
High-resolution map dynamic range886   
Low-resolution map frequency8.44GHz   
Low-resolution map resolution0.500arcsecLow-resolution map spatial resolution1.66kpc
Low-resolution map dynamic range846   
Beams across source (high resolution)88.5   
Beams across source (low resolution)47.8   
Total map flux0.844JyTotal map luminosity7.42 × 1024W/Hz/sr
Total map flux error0.025JyTotal map luminosity error2.2 × 1023W/Hz/sr
Core flux0.0285JyCore luminosity2.64 × 1023W/Hz/sr
Core flux error0.0009JyCore luminosity error8 × 1021W/Hz/sr
Core prominence0.00132   
Core prominence error0.00004   
Total source size (hotspot distances)21.1arcsecTotal source size (hotspot distances)70.0kpc
Total source size (sum of linear lobe lengths)23.89arcsecTotal source size (sum of linear lobe lengths)79.14kpc
Total source size (sum of largest linear lobe sizes)24.08arcsecTotal source size (sum of largest linear lobe sizes)79.77kpc
Source recession coeff. (zeta)0.884   
Recession asymmetry (delta)0.882   
N lobe axial ratio1.57   
S lobe axial ratio1.82   
Average axial ratio1.70   
Axial ratio asymmetry (longer lobe)1.16   
Axial ratio asymmetry (jet side)1.16   
Fractional separation difference (x_lobe)0.07475   
Fractional separation difference (x_jet)0.07475   
N lobe core-hotspot distance9.03arcsecN lobe core-hotspot distance29.9kpc
N lobe angular length11.45arcsecN lobe length36.27kpc
N lobe length resolution correction0.50arcsecN lobe length resolution correction1.7kpc
N lobe largest angular size11.61arcsecN lobe LLS36.90kpc
N lobe largest angular size r.c.0.47arcsecN lobe LLS r.c.1.6kpc
N lobe angular width7.10arcsecN lobe width23.5kpc
N lobe max angular width11.77arcsecN lobe max width38.99kpc
N lobe flux0.3480JyN lobe luminosity3.059 × 1024W/Hz/sr
N lobe flux error0.010JyN lobe luminosity error8.8 × 1022W/Hz/sr
N lobe fractional length1.00   
N lobe fractional max width position0.28   
N lobe depolarization--   
S lobe core-hotspot distance12.10arcsecS lobe core-hotspot distance40.08kpc
S lobe angular length13.55arcsecS lobe length42.86kpc
S lobe length resolution correction0.61arcsecS lobe length resolution correction2.0kpc
S lobe largest angular size13.55arcsecS lobe LLS42.86kpc
S lobe largest angular size r.c.0.61arcsecS lobe LLS r.c.2.0kps
S lobe angular width7.10arcsecS lobe width23.5kpc
S lobe max angular width10.00arcsecS lobe max width33.13kpc
S lobe flux0.4670JyS lobe luminosity4.105 × 1024W/Hz/sr
S lobe flux error0.014JyS lobe luminosity error1.2 × 1023W/Hz/sr
S lobe fractional length0.85   
S lobe fractional max width position0.33   
S lobe depolarization--   
Straight jet sideS   
Straight jet statusDefinite   
Straight jet flux0.0338JyStraight jet luminosity2.86 × 1023W/Hz/sr
Straight jet flux error0.0004JyStraight jet luminosity error3 × 1021W/Hz/sr
Straight jet angular length5.67arcsecStraight jet length18.8kpc
Straight jet angular position--arcsecStraight jet position--kpc
Straight counterjet statusUndetected   
Straight counterjet flux<0.0057JyStraight counterjet luminosity<4.8 × 1022W/Hz/sr
Straight counterjet flux error--JyStraight counterjet luminosity error--W/Hz/sr
Straight counterjet angular length--arcsecStraight counterjet length--kpc
Straight counterjet angular position--arcsecStraight counterjet position--kpc
Straight jet prominence0.00143   
Straight jet prominence error0.00002   
Straight counter jet prominence0.00024   
Straight counter jet prominence error--   
Total jet sideS   
Total jet statusDefinite   
Total jet flux0.11JyTotal jet luminosity9.3 × 1023W/Hz/sr
Total jet flux error0.009JyTotal jet luminosity error8 × 1022W/Hz/sr
Total jet angular length11.52arcsecTotal jet length38.16kpc
Total jet angular position--arcsecTotal jet position--kpc
Total counterjet statusUndetected   
Total counterjet flux<0.0040JyTotal counterjet luminosity<3.4 × 1022W/Hz/sr
Total counterjet flux error--JyTotal counterjet luminosity error--W/Hz/sr
Total counterjet angular length--arcsecTotal counterjet length--kpc
Total counterjet angular position--arcsecTotal counterjet position--kpc
Total jet prominence0.0047   
Total jet prominence error0.0004   
Total counterjet prominence<0.00017   
Total counterjet prominence error--   
Fractional jet length0.8903   
Fractional jet position--   
Fractional jet termination0.8903   
N hotspot statusYes   
N hotspot number1   
N hotspot flux density0.005JyN hotspot luminosity4 × 1022W/Hz/sr
N hotspot flux error0.002JyN hotspot luminosity error2 × 1022W/Hz/sr
N hotspot major axis0.50arcsecN hotspot major axis1.7kpc
N hotspot minor axis0.50arcsecN hotspot minor axis1.7kpc
N hotspot average size0.50arcsecN hotspot average size1.7kpc
N lobe hotspot prominence0.0002   
S hotspot statusYes   
S hotspot number1   
S hotspot flux density0.004JyS hotspot luminosity3 × 1022W/Hz/sr
S hotspot flux error0.002JyS hotspot luminosity error2 × 1022W/Hz/sr
S hotspot major axis0.60arcsecS hotspot major axis2.0kpc
S hotspot minor axis0.20arcsecS hotspot minor axis0.66kpc
S hotspot average size0.40arcsecS hotspot average size1.3kpc
S lobe hotspot prominence0.0002   
Average hotspot size0.45arcsecAverage hotspot size1.5kpc
N lobe primary fractional hotspot size0.045   
S lobe primary fractional hotspot size0.031   
N lobe hotspot recession coeff. (eta) 0.825   
S lobe hotspot recession coeff. (eta)0.9351   
Primary hotspot size asymmetry0.80   
Primary hotspot prominence asymmetry0.8   

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