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Table 1.

General properties of Fornax A.

Parameter Value Ref.
Right ascension α (J2000) 03h22m41.7s (*)
Declination δ (J2000) −37d12m30s (*)
DL 20.8 Mpc (1)
S1.4 GHz (total) 128 Jy (*)
S1.4 GHz (peak) 105 mJy (*)
P1.4 GHz (lobes) 1 × 1025 W Hz−1 (*)
P1.4 GHz (peak) 5.5 × 1022 W Hz−1 (*)
Lobes radius 20′−28′ (122–170 kpc) (*)
Beq  (Lobes r <  170 kpc) 3.0 μG (*)
Magnetic field, Bav 2.6 ± 0.3 μG (2,3)
IC magnetic field, BIC 3.2 μG (3)
B/BIC 0.8 (3)

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