Talk:NGC 2082

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A new and unusual radio source "of unknown origin" has recently been observed coming from (or from behind) NGC 2082. Here is a link to the relevant paper (sumbmitted 23 May 2022) on Cornell University's Arxiv site:

https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.11144

The authors state ". . . our calculations show J054149.24-641813.7 [the new source] is two orders of magnitude less luminous than the persistent radio sources associated with FRB 121102 & 190520B [which, I gather, it most resembles]. We find that the probability of finding such a source behind NGC 2082 is P = 1.2%, and conclude that the most likely origin for J054149.24-641813.7 is a background quasar or radio galaxy."

If further papers and secondary-source follow-ups ensue, this might merit mention in the article. I learned of it from a video dated 17 Jun 2022 on the YouTube channel of amateur science reporter Anton Petrov, here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8PjdInsw2

I don't know if Wikipedia would rate him as a Reliable source (though personally speaking I would).

{The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.201.73.64 (talk) 22:55, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]