Tags: Galaxy.
3C 401 is a powerful radio galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is near the center of a rich cluster of galaxies and dominates the cluster. That is it is the type-cD galaxy of its cluster. It has a double nucleus indicating that it is merging with another galaxy.3C 401 is classified as a Fanaroff and Riley class II radio source (FR II) but has characteristics of both types of sources.