Large-Scale Regular Morphological Patterns in the Radio Jet of NGC 6251

Abstract

We report on large-scale, regular morphological patterns found in the radio jet of the nearby radio galaxy NGC 6251. Investigating morphological properties of this radio jet from the nucleus to a radial distance of $\sim$ 300 arcsec ($\approx$ 140 kpc) mapped at 1662 MHz and 4885 MHz by Perley, Bridle, & Willis, we find three chains, each of which consists of five radio knots. We also find that eight radio knots in the first two chains consist of three small sub-knots (the triple-knotty substructures). We discuss the observational properties of these regular morphological patterns.

8 figures, 15 pages, accepted for publication in AJ

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