3C 215

{{Short description|Seyfert galaxy in the constellation Cancer}}

{{Quasar

| name = 3C 215

| image = 3C 215 VLA firstimage.gif

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|09|06|31.86}}

| dec = {{DEC|+16|46|11.9}}

| constellation name = Cancer

| z = 0.411 551
0.412 100

| type = Sy1, QSO, X, IR, G, blu
QSO, FR II, Sy 1.5

| dist_ly = {{convert|1545|Mpc|Mly|lk=on}} {{hub|0.73|link=yes}}

| appmag_v = 18.27

| size_v =

| notes =

| names = DB 62, LEDA 2817602, 3C 215, 4C 16.26, QSO B0903+16

}}

3C 215 is a Seyfert galaxy/Quasar located in the constellation Cancer.

{{cite web

|url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=3C+215

|title=Query : 3C 215

|website=Simbad

|publisher=Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg

|access-date=2 June 2015}}

{{cite web

|website=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

|title=NED results for object 3C 215

|url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=3C+215&extend=no

|access-date=2 June 2015 }}

{{cite web

|date=6 November 1996

|title=3C215 = B0903+169

|publisher=National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)

|author=Alan Bridle

|url=http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~abridle/3c215.htm

|access-date=2010-04-15}} This is a radio-loud quasar with a jet,{{Cite journal |last1=Crawford |first1=C. S. |last2=Vanderriest |first2=C. |date=2000-07-01 |title=Optical integral field spectroscopy of the extended line emission around six radio-loud quasars |journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |volume=315 |issue=3 |pages=433–449 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03290.x |doi-access=free |issn=0035-8711|arxiv=astro-ph/9912306 }} hosted in an elliptical galaxy and located inside a galaxy cluster. This object also shows signs of interaction with neighboring galaxy.{{Cite journal |last1=Mei |first1=A. |last2=Tombesi |first2=F. |date=2021-09-01 |title=XMM-Newton spectrum of the radio-loud quasar 3C 215: Slim accretion disk or SMBH binary |url=https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2021/09/aa40473-21/aa40473-21.html |journal=Astronomy & Astrophysics |language=en |volume=653 |pages=A100 |doi=10.1051/0004-6361/202140473 |arxiv=2107.14753 |issn=0004-6361}}

3C 215 is also known to have a complex structure. Based on radio imaging, its inner region contains bright emission knots.{{Cite journal |last1=Lehnert |first1=Matthew D. |last2=Miley |first2=George K. |last3=Sparks |first3=William B. |last4=Baum |first4=Stefi A. |last5=Biretta |first5=John |last6=Golombek |first6=Daniel |last7=de Koff |first7=Sigrid |last8=Macchetto |first8=Ferdinando D. |last9=McCarthy |first9=Patrick J. |date=August 1999 |title=HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE Snapshot Survey of 3CR Quasars: The Data |url=https://doi.org/10.1086/313239 |journal=The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series |volume=123 |issue=2 |pages=351–376 |doi=10.1086/313239 |issn=0067-0049|url-access=subscription }}