your ID: 0301 First Name: Sayaka Last Name: Tamura Affiliation: The Graduate University for Advanced Studies Title: Kinematic age estimate of Mrk 231 Authors: S.Tamura, H. Hirabayashi, Y. Murata, K. Asada Topic: 1 Session: poster Abstract: Compact Symmetric Object, Mrk 231, was imaged using the VLBA and VSOP archival data. We comfirmed a structrue of a core and two radio lobes as is shown at previous observations. Based on these two images, we will discuss an expansion velocity of radio lobe and its kinematic age.