PKS J1158+2621

Summary

PKS J1158+2621 is a low-ionization nuclear emission line region (LINER) galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The redshift of the galaxy is (z) 0.112 and it was first discovered as an astronomical radio source by E.T. Olsen at Owens Valley Radio Observatory in California in August 1967, where it was given the designation as 4C 26.35 or 4C 26.35A. It is classified as a radio galaxy and is one of the brightest known cluster galaxies in Abell 1425 although being nondominant.