page_title: 3C 236
hierarchical_section_title: 3C 236
caption_attribution_description: English: 3C236 galaxy by Hubble Space Telescope. 10.8″ view. The image created using WikiSky's image cutout tool out of Hubble Space Telescope data.
context_page_description: 3C 236 is a Fanaroff and Riley Class II radio galaxy. It is among the largest known radio galaxies, with the radio structure having a total linear size in excess of 4.5 Mpc; this makes it the second largest object known in the universe. The galaxy features a "double-double" radio morphology consisting of the giant relic 4.5 Mpc source and an inner 2 kpc compact steep spectrum radio source. A recent starburst episode near the nucleus may be related to the event resulting in re-ignition of radio activity
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context_section_description: 3C 236 is a Fanaroff and Riley Class II (FR II) radio galaxy. It is among the largest known radio galaxies, with the radio structure having a total linear size in excess of 4.5 Mpc (15 million light years); this makes it the second largest object known in the universe. The galaxy features a "double-double" radio morphology consisting of the giant relic 4.5 Mpc source and an inner 2 kpc compact steep spectrum radio source. A recent starburst episode near the nucleus may be related to the event resulting in re-ignition of radio activity 
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caption: 3C 236 by HST, 10.8″ view
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