2001MNRAS.320L..30M

Query : 2001MNRAS.320L..30M

2001MNRAS.320L..30M - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 320, L30-L34 (2001/January-3)

Black hole demographics from the M.-σ relation.

MERRITT D. and FERRARESE L.

Abstract (from CDS):

We analyse a sample of 32 galaxies for which a dynamical estimate of the mass of the hot stellar component, Mbulge, is available. For each of these galaxies, we calculate the mass of the central black hole, Mø, using the tight empirical correlation between Mø and bulge stellar velocity dispersion. The frequency function N[log(M. Mbulge)] is reasonably well described as a Gaussian with <log(M. Mbulge) ≳ -2.90 and standard deviation ∼0.45; the implied mean ratio of black hole mass to bulge mass is a factor of ∼5 smaller than generally quoted in the literature. We present marginal evidence for a lower, average black hole mass fraction in more massive galaxies. The total mass density in black holes in the local Universe is estimated to be ∼ 5x105MsolarMpc–3, consistent with that inferred from high-redshift (z∼2) active galactic nuclei.

Abstract Copyright: Blackwell Science Ltd

Journal keyword(s): galaxies: active - galaxies: fundamental parameters - galaxies: kinematics and dynamics

Simbad objects: 33

goto Full paper

goto View the references in ADS

Number of rows : 33
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 M 32 GiG 00 42 41.82480 +40 51 54.6120 9.51 9.03 8.08     ~ 2236 2
2 M 31 AGN 00 42 44.330 +41 16 07.50 4.86 4.36 3.44     ~ 13622 1
3 NGC 821 AG? 02 08 21.1358498040 +10 59 41.832436704   12.210 11.310 10.739 9.744 ~ 592 0
4 NGC 1399 rG 03 38 29.083 -35 27 02.67 11.05 9.74 9.59 8.12   ~ 1636 1
5 NGC 1600 rG 04 31 39.858 -05 05 09.97   8.9   10.81   ~ 409 1
6 NGC 2300 AG? 07 32 20.486 +85 42 31.90   12.2       ~ 346 0
7 NGC 2778 GiP 09 12 24.3741783168 +35 01 39.140496840   13.1       ~ 303 0
8 NGC 2832 LIN 09 19 46.853 +33 44 59.07   13.3 13.17     ~ 274 3
9 NGC 3115 GiG 10 05 13.9270507008 -07 43 06.982712292   11   9.37   ~ 1067 2
10 NGC 3377 GiP 10 47 42.400 +13 59 08.30 11.55 11.24 10.38     ~ 798 1
11 M 105 LIN 10 47 49.600 +12 34 53.87   10.56 9.76 9.12 8.18 ~ 1504 0
12 NGC 3608 LIN 11 16 58.967 +18 08 54.71   11.7       ~ 527 0
13 NGC 4168 Sy2 12 12 17.2692381408 +13 12 18.688208724 12.58 12.11 11.18     ~ 393 1
14 NGC 4278 LIN 12 20 06.8242 +29 16 50.722 11.54 11.09 10.16     ~ 988 2
15 NGC 4291 GiG 12 20 17.699 +75 22 15.47   17.0       ~ 321 1
16 NGC 4467 GiG 12 29 30.2447376768 +07 59 34.273371336   15.2       ~ 187 0
17 M 49 Sy2 12 29 46.8 +08 00 01   13.21 12.17     ~ 2174 2
18 NGC 4473 GiG 12 29 48.878 +13 25 45.55 11.60 11.16 10.20     ~ 671 1
19 NGC 4486B GiG 12 30 31.985 +12 29 24.85   14.5       ~ 428 0
20 M 87 AGN 12 30 49.42338414 +12 23 28.0436859 10.16 9.59 8.63   7.49 ~ 7815 3
21 M 89 Sy2 12 35 39.80733343 +12 33 22.8308657 11.29 10.73 9.75     ~ 1037 2
22 NGC 4564 GiG 12 36 26.9869512504 +11 26 21.204472848 12.51 12.05 11.12     ~ 615 1
23 M 104 LIN 12 39 59.43185902 -11 37 22.9961800 9.51 9.55 8.00 8.05   ~ 1465 2
24 M 59 GiG 12 42 02.2581375168 +11 38 48.909507756   11.0       ~ 721 0
25 NAME NGC 4636 Group GrG 12 42 49.5 +02 41 08           ~ 570 0
26 NGC 4636 LIN 12 42 49.8333280080 +02 41 15.951929028   12.62 11.84     ~ 1156 1
27 M 60 GiC 12 43 39.9708251934 +11 33 09.688174067   10.3       ~ 1395 1
28 NGC 4660 GiP 12 44 31.9814021280 +11 11 25.739106972   12.1       ~ 434 0
29 NGC 4874 LIN 12 59 35.7093764280 +27 57 33.293892204 13.01 13.7 12.71 12.27 11.386 ~ 814 3
30 NGC 4889 EmG 13 00 08.097 +27 58 37.29 12.93 13.0 11.30 11.652 10.906 ~ 742 1
31 NGC 6166 Sy2 16 28 38.24470063 +39 33 04.2335319   12.78 11.78     ~ 793 2
32 NGC 7332 GiP 22 37 24.5373044952 +23 47 53.830708800   12.0       ~ 391 0
33 NGC 7768 BiC 23 50 58.5485212104 +27 08 50.446633668   14.0 14.23     ~ 198 0

To bookmark this query, right click on this link: simbad:objects in 2001MNRAS.320L..30M and select 'bookmark this link' or equivalent in the popup menu