Astronomy:3C 109

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3C 109
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTaurus
Right ascension 04h 13m 40.20s[1]
Declination+11° 12′ 22.0″[1]
Redshift0.306
Apparent magnitude (V)18.0
Characteristics
TypeE[1]
Other designations
LEDA 2817533, 4C 11.18, PKS 0410+11

3C 109 is a Seyfert galaxy located in the constellation Taurus.[2] It is also a broad-line radio galaxy,[3] classified as one of the most active polarized galaxies apart from blazars[4] with quasar-like properties.[5][6] The black hole in 3C 109 is said to have an estimated mass of 9.3 x 108 M☉.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for QSO B0410+110. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. ↑ Allen, S. W.; Fabian, A. C. (1992). "3C 109: an obscured X-ray luminous quasar?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 258 (1): 29p–32p. doi:10.1093/mnras/258.1.29P. Bibcode: 1992MNRAS.258P..29A. https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/258/1/29P/967281. Retrieved April 21, 2022. 
  3. ↑ Rudy, Puetter, & Mazuk, Reddening of 3C 109. doi:10.1086/300980. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/300980/fulltext/990113.text.html. Retrieved 2024-08-07. 
  4. ↑ Goodrich, Robert W.; Cohen, Marshall H. (1992-06-01). "Polarization in the Radio Galaxy 3C 109---An Obscured Quasar". The Astrophysical Journal 391: 623. doi:10.1086/171376. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 1992ApJ...391..623G. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992ApJ...391..623G. 
  5. ↑ Allen, S. W.; Fabian, A. C.; Idesawa, E.; Inoue, H.; Kii, T.; Otani, C. (1997-04-11). "The ASCA X-ray spectrum of the powerful radio galaxy 3C 109". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 286 (3): 765–770. doi:10.1093/mnras/286.3.765. ISSN 0035-8711. 
  6. ↑ Allen, S. W.; Fabian, A. C. (1992). "3C 109: an obscured X-ray luminous quasar?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 258: 29P–32P. doi:10.1093/mnras/258.1.29P. Bibcode: 1992MNRAS.258P..29A. 
  7. ↑ Chalise, Sulov; Lohfink, Anne M.; Kara, Erin; Fabian, Andy C. (2020-07-01). "Broad-band X-ray observation of broad-line radio galaxy 3C 109". The Astrophysical Journal 897 (1): 47. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab94a2. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 2020ApJ...897...47C. 

Coordinates: Sky map 04h 13m 40.20s, +11° 12′ 22.0″




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