IERS B1946+708
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| IERS B1946+708 | |
|---|---|
 The radio galaxy IERS B1946+708. | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 19h 45m 53.520s[1] |
| Declination | +70° 55′ 48.727″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.100830[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 30,228 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 1.256 Gly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.70 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 18.72 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E Blazar[1] |
| Size | ~249,400 ly (76.48 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Other designations | |
| S5 1946+70, WN B1946+7048, LEDA 2739486, 87GB 194612.4+704824, NVSS J194553+705548, 1946+708[1] | |
IERS B1946+708 is a radio galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. It has a redshift of (z) 0.101, identified by emission lines in its optical spectrum,[2] estimating it to be 1.25 billion light-years away.[1] and was first discovered as an extragalactic radio source by astronomers in 1983.[3] This object is classified as a compact symmetric object (CSO) in literature, but also has a gigahertz peaked spectrum.[4][5][6]
IERS B1946+708 is described as an elliptical galaxy. It is known to have a disk described as inclined with a measurement of 600 parsecs in radius based on three-band imaging by Hubble Space Telescope. The nuclear regions of the galaxy are depicted to be much redder compared to its outer regions with B and R band magnitudes of 2-3. A companion galaxy can be seen 67 kiloparsecs away from it.[7]
The source of IERS B1946+708 is known to be compact. It is described as having an S-symmetry[8] with its radio core located halfway in the middle of two hotspots located in north and south directions.[9] The hotspots are estimated to have an expansion velocity of 0.024c which corresponds to the age of 4000 ± 1000 years[10] while the core has an inverted spectrum.[8] Two narrow jets are found emerging from the core, subsequently bending and ending in the hotspot regions.[8][11] These jets are known to contain four components which are found to move at speeds of between 0.6 and 0.9c with the fastest component having a velocity of 1.09 h−1 c.[11][12]
Low polarization have also been observed in the jet components of IERS B1946+708 indicating Faraday depolarization by ionized gas and a tangled magnetic field.[11] Neural hydrogen have also been detected in all of the components, with narrow lines evidently present towards the north hotspot likely caused by H I clouds associating with a warm region of gas.[13][14]
X-ray observations by BeppoSAX found IERS B1946+708 has a strong presence of iron K-alpha emission lines in its spectrum.[15][16] H I observations conducted by A.B. Peck and G.B. Taylor, found the source has multi-peaked absorption throughout its radio continuum with the maximum column density located towards the core, displaying velocity dispersion of 350 kilometers per seconds. This suggests IERS B1946+708 has a circumnuclear disk.[17][18]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Results for IERS B1946+708". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ Stickel, M.; Kuehr, H. (August 1993). "Spectroscopic observations of radio source identifications from the 1 Jy, S4 and S5 surveys. III". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 395–411. ISSN 0365-0138.
- ↑ Morabito, D. D.; Preston, R. A.; Slade, M. A.; Jauncey, D. L.; Nicolson, G. D. (August 1983). "Arcsecond positions for milliarcsecond VLBI nuclei of extragalactic radio sources. II. 207 sources". The Astronomical Journal. 88: 1138–1145. Bibcode:1983AJ.....88.1138M. doi:10.1086/113403. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ↑ Taylor, G. B (2003-10-01). "Observed properties of jets in young radio galaxies". New Astronomy Reviews. The physics of relativistic jets in the CHANDRA and XMM era. 47 (6): 585–588. Bibcode:2003NewAR..47..585T. doi:10.1016/S1387-6473(03)00099-X. ISSN 1387-6473.
- ↑ Britzen, S.; Vermeulen, R. C.; Taylor, G. B.; Campbell, R. M.; Pearson, T. J.; Readhead, A. C. S.; Xu, W.; Browne, I. W. A.; Henstock, D. R.; Wilkinson, P. (2007-09-01). "A multi-epoch VLBI survey of the kinematics of CJF sources - I. Model-fit parameters and maps" (PDF). Astronomy & Astrophysics. 472 (3): 763–771. arXiv:0802.4182. Bibcode:2007A&A...472..763B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20052677. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ↑ Fanti, C.; Pozzi, F.; Fanti, R.; Baum, S. A.; O'Dea, C. P.; Bremer, M.; Dallacasa, D.; Falcke, H.; de Graauw, T.; Marecki, A.; Miley, G.; Rottgering, H.; Schilizzi, R. T.; Snellen, I.; Spencer, R. E. (June 2000). "ISO observations of a sample of Compact Steep Spectrum and GHz Peaked Spectrum radio galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 358: 499–513. arXiv:astro-ph/0005035. Bibcode:2000A&A...358..499F. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ↑ Perlman, Eric S.; Stocke, John T.; Conway, John; Reynolds, Chris (August 2001). "Host Galaxies, Obscuration, and Nuclear Structure of Three Nearby Compact Symmetric Objects". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (2): 536–548. arXiv:astro-ph/0104439. Bibcode:2001AJ....122..536P. doi:10.1086/321149. ISSN 0004-6256.
- 1 2 3 Taylor, G. B.; Vermeulen, R. C. (1997-08-10). "Bidirectional Relativistic Jets of the Radio Galaxy 1946+708: Constraints on the Hubble Constant". The Astrophysical Journal. 485 (1): L9–L12. arXiv:astro-ph/9706011. Bibcode:1997ApJ...485L...9T. doi:10.1086/310800. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ↑ Peck, A. B.; Taylor, G. B.; Conway, J. E. (1999-08-10). "Obscuration of the Parsec-Scale Jets in the Compact Symmetric Object 1946+708". The Astrophysical Journal. 521 (1): 103–111. arXiv:astro-ph/9811386. Bibcode:1999ApJ...521..103P. doi:10.1086/307535. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ↑ Willett, Kyle W.; Stocke, John T.; Darling, Jeremy; Perlman, Eric S. (2010-04-05). "SPITZER MID-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF COMPACT SYMMETRIC OBJECTS: WHAT POWERS RADIO-LOUD ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI?". The Astrophysical Journal. 713 (2): 1393–1412. arXiv:1004.0952. Bibcode:2010ApJ...713.1393W. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/713/2/1393. ISSN 0004-637X.
- 1 2 3 Taylor, G. B.; Charlot, P.; Vermeulen, R. C.; Pradel, N. (2009-05-28). "Monitoring the Bidirectional Relativistic Jets of the Radio Galaxy 1946+708". The Astrophysical Journal. 698 (2): 1282–1291. arXiv:0904.1879. Bibcode:2009ApJ...698.1282T. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/698/2/1282. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ↑ Taylor, G B; Vermeulen, R C; Pearson, T J (1995-12-05). "Bidirectional motion observed in the compact symmetric object 1946+708". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92 (25): 11381–11384. Bibcode:1995PNAS...9211381T. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.25.11381. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 40405. PMID 11607603.
- ↑ Peck, A. B.; Taylor, G. B.; Menten, K. M. (2000-09-22), Parsec-Scale Imaging of HI Absorption in 1946+708, arXiv:astro-ph/0009371
- ↑ Peck, A.B.; Taylor, G.B. (May 2002). "Imaging HI absorption toward symmetric radio galaxies—evidence for a circumnuclear torus". New Astronomy Reviews. 46 (2–7): 273–277. arXiv:astro-ph/9911302. Bibcode:2002NewAR..46..273P. doi:10.1016/s1387-6473(01)00192-0. ISSN 1387-6473.
- ↑ Woltjer, L.; Risaliti, G.; Salvati, M. (2003). "Beppo SAX X-Ray Observations of PKS 1934-63 and S5 1946+708". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 20 (1): 155–156. Bibcode:2003PASA...20..156W. doi:10.1071/ASv20n1_ABS.
- ↑ Risaliti, G.; Woltjer, L.; Salvati, M. (2003-04-01). "The nature of the absorbing torus in compact radio galaxies" (PDF). Astronomy & Astrophysics. 401 (3): 895–901. arXiv:astro-ph/0301522. Bibcode:2003A&A...401..895R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030124. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ↑ Peck, A. B.; Taylor, G. B. (2001-06-20). "Evidence for a Circumnuclear Disk in 1946+708". The Astrophysical Journal. 554 (2): L147–L150. arXiv:astro-ph/0105310. Bibcode:2001ApJ...554L.147P. doi:10.1086/321699. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ↑ Araya, E. D.; Rodríguez, C.; Pihlström, Y.; Taylor, G. B.; Tremblay, S.; Vermeulen, R. C. (2009-11-18). "Vlba Observations of H I in the Archetype Compact Symmetric Object B2352+495". The Astronomical Journal. 139 (1): 17–26. arXiv:0910.5035. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/1/17. ISSN 0004-6256.
External links
- IERS B1946+708 on SIMBAD
- IERS B1946+708 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
