2009AJ....138.1874L

Query : 2009AJ....138.1874L

2009AJ....138.1874L - Astron. J., 138, 1874-1892 (2009/December-0)

MOJAVE: monitoring of jets in active galactic nuclei with VLBA experiments. VI. Kinematics analysis of a complete sample of blazar jets.

LISTER M.L., COHEN M.H., HOMAN D.C., KADLER M., KELLERMANN K.I., KOVALEV Y.Y., ROS E., SAVOLAINEN T. and ZENSUS J.A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We discuss the jet kinematics of a complete flux-density-limited sample of 135 radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGNs) resulting from a 13 year program to investigate the structure and evolution of parsec-scale jet phenomena. Our analysis is based on new 2 cm Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) images obtained between 2002 and 2007, but includes our previously published observations made at the same wavelength, and is supplemented by VLBA archive data. In all, we have used 2424 images spanning the years 1994-2007 to study and determine the motions of 526 separate jet features in 127 jets. The data quality and temporal coverage (a median of 15 epochs per source) of this complete AGN jet sample represent a significant advance over previous kinematics surveys. In all but five AGNs, the jets appear one-sided, most likely the result of differential Doppler boosting. In general, the observed motions are directed along the jet ridge line, outward from the optically thick core feature. We directly observe changes in speed and/or direction in one third of the well-sampled jet components in our survey. While there is some spread in the apparent speeds of separate features within an individual jet, the dispersion is about three times smaller than the overall dispersion of speeds among all jets. This supports the idea that there is a characteristic flow that describes each jet, which we have characterized by the fastest observed component speed. The observed maximum speed distribution is peaked at ∼10c, with a tail that extends out to ∼50c. This requires a distribution of intrinsic Lorentz factors in the parent population that range up to ∼50. We also note the presence of some rare low-pattern speeds or even stationary features in otherwise rapidly flowing jets that may be the result of standing re-collimation shocks, and/or a complex geometry and highly favorable Doppler factor.

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Journal keyword(s): BL Lacertae objects: general - galaxies: active - galaxies: jets - radio continuum: galaxies - quasars: general - surveys

VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/AJ/138/1874): agn.dat table1.dat table2.dat>

Errata: erratum vol. 151, art. 132 (2016)

Simbad objects: 136

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Number of rows : 136
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 QSO B0003-066 BLL 00 06 13.89288482 -06 23 35.3353584   19.1 18.50 17.14   ~ 346 1
2 Mrk 1501 Bla 00 10 31.00590413 +10 58 29.5042981   15.96 15.40 12.22   ~ 763 1
3 QSO B0016+73 Bla 00 19 45.78637230 +73 27 30.0176020     19.00 18.26   ~ 313 1
4 QSO B0048-09 BLL 00 50 41.3172421464 -09 29 05.210474100 16.74 16.39 16.22 16.14   ~ 480 2
5 7C 0059+5808 Bla 01 02 45.76237340 +58 24 11.1366164   20.09 19.22 18.57 17.90 ~ 262 1
6 4C 01.02 Bla 01 08 38.77110544 +01 35 00.3171844   18.54 18.39 19.05   ~ 589 1
7 QSO B0109+224 BLL 01 12 05.8247044608 +22 44 38.785880796   16.00 15.66 15.47   ~ 373 2
8 QSO B0119+115 Bla 01 21 41.59504128 +11 49 50.4132344   19.5 19.70 18.61   ~ 200 1
9 6C 013354+473615 Bla 01 36 58.59480326 +47 51 29.1000720     19.50 19.25 15.21 ~ 537 1
10 4C 15.05 Bla 02 04 50.41389294 +15 14 11.0436097   21.9 21.00 21.00   ~ 426 1
11 7C 020209.69+315812.00 Bla 02 05 04.92536206 +32 12 30.0954703     17.40 17.40   ~ 246 1
12 6C 021252+733537 BLL 02 17 30.81335327 +73 49 32.6217355     19.00 18.97   ~ 485 1
13 QSO J0217+0144 Bla 02 17 48.95475095 +01 44 49.6990271   16.74 16.09 18.51 13.29 ~ 455 1
14 4C 67.05 Bla 02 28 50.05148365 +67 21 03.0293322   19.5 19.50 18.1   ~ 264 1
15 4C 28.07 Bla 02 37 52.40567519 +28 48 08.9899986     19.30 16.99   ~ 654 1
16 QSO B0235+1624 BLL 02 38 38.93010450 +16 36 59.2745528   16.46 15.50 15.92   ~ 1614 2
17 NGC 1052 Bla 02 41 04.79849989 -08 15 20.7519527 11.84 11.41 10.47 10.71   ~ 1397 2
18 4C 47.08 BLL 03 03 35.24221958 +47 16 16.2754726   17.54 16.95 16.2   ~ 292 1
19 NGC 1275 Bla 03 19 48.1599902040 +41 30 42.108850836   13.10 12.48 11.09   ~ 4243 3
20 6C 033321+320838 Bla 03 36 30.10760267 +32 18 29.3422162     17.50 16.6   ~ 688 1
21 QSO B0336-0156 Bla 03 39 30.93778633 -01 46 35.8041892   18.96 18.41 17.33   ~ 598 1
22 QSO B0403-132A BLL 04 05 34.00339116 -13 08 13.6909309   17.37 17.09 16.6   ~ 384 1
23 3C 111 Sy1 04 18 21.2772425736 +38 01 35.801359968   19.75 18.05     ~ 1002 2
24 QSO B0420-0127 Bla 04 23 15.80072217 -01 20 33.0656073   17.50 17.00 16.28   ~ 1263 3
25 QSO B0422+004 BLL 04 24 46.8421990080 +00 36 06.329375028 16.15 15.94 16.98     ~ 378 1
26 MCG+01-12-009 Bla 04 33 11.0956735296 +05 21 15.619461552   15.72 15.05 10.08   ~ 2099 2
27 QSO B0446+113 BLL 04 49 07.67110194 +11 21 28.5963618     20.00 18.58   ~ 305 1
28 4C -02.19 Bla 05 01 12.80988538 -01 59 14.2564557   19.1 18.06 19.04   ~ 624 1
29 QSO J0530+13 Bla 05 30 56.41674741 +13 31 55.1494688     20.00 19.35   ~ 1004 1
30 QSO B0529+075 Bla 05 32 38.9985483000 +07 32 43.344156480   19.0 19.00 17.50   ~ 252 1
31 6C 052927+482100 Bla 05 33 15.86579115 +48 22 52.8077787     19.90     ~ 150 1
32 7C 055201.39+394824.00 Bla 05 55 30.80561419 +39 48 49.1649683     18.30 17.5   ~ 527 2
33 QSO B0605-0834 BLL 06 07 59.69924014 -08 34 49.9783246     17.60 17.70   ~ 487 1
34 QSO B0607-157 Bla 06 09 40.94954062 -15 42 40.6727537   18.47 18.00 19.90   ~ 330 1
35 7C 064253.00+445430.00 Bla 06 46 32.02599653 +44 51 16.5901185   19.57 18.49 18.64   ~ 370 1
36 QSO J0650-1637 QSO 06 50 24.58185949 -16 37 39.7255562   22.09       ~ 125 1
37 8C 0716+714 BLL 07 21 53.4482942664 +71 20 36.363846516   15.5 15.50 14.27   ~ 1388 1
38 QSO J0730-116 Bla 07 30 19.11247452 -11 41 12.6006642     20.30 20.3   ~ 323 1
39 6C 073002+502841 Bla 07 33 52.52058088 +50 22 09.0622668     19.30 18.37   ~ 129 1
40 QSO J0738+1742 BLL 07 38 07.39375312 +17 42 18.9981506   16.76 16.22 15.78   ~ 1045 1
41 QSO B0736+01 Bla 07 39 18.03389906 +01 37 04.6177501   16.90 16.47 16.19   ~ 738 1
42 6C 073759+311929 Bla 07 41 10.70330407 +31 12 00.2291151   17.02 16.89 16.322   ~ 468 1
43 QSO B0742+103 Bla 07 45 33.05952486 +10 11 12.6922178     24.00 23.72   ~ 200 1
44 QSO B0748+126 Bla 07 50 52.04573865 +12 31 04.8282079   17.67 17.28 17.16   ~ 363 1
45 QSO B0754+10 BLL 07 57 06.64295154 +09 56 34.8522544   15.43 15.00 15.99   ~ 461 1
46 QSO B0805-077 Bla 08 08 15.53603763 -07 51 09.8865298     19.80 16.71   ~ 291 1
47 7C 080458.39+495918.00 Bla 08 08 39.66628970 +49 50 36.5304041   19.55 19.18 18.34   ~ 389 2
48 QSO B0808+019 BLL 08 11 26.70731711 +01 46 52.2201568   17.58 17.2 17.96   ~ 281 1
49 7C 081451.89+423206.00 BLL 08 18 15.99961476 +42 22 45.4148987   18.88 18.18 17.81   ~ 429 1
50 QSO B0823+033 BLL 08 25 50.33835759 +03 09 24.5199749   17.81 17.23 16.91   ~ 352 1
51 7C 082754.29+242103.00 Bla 08 30 52.08619250 +24 10 59.8202919   17.62 17.26 16.30   ~ 563 1
52 QSO B0829+047 BLL 08 31 48.8770033992 +04 29 39.086842884   17.10 16.4 14.55   ~ 511 2
53 3C 207.0 Bla 08 40 47.58842599 +13 12 23.5637506   18.58 18.15 17.622   ~ 455 1
54 4C 71.07 Bla 08 41 24.36528508 +70 53 42.1730435     17.30 16.8   ~ 818 1
55 PG 0851+202 BLL 08 54 48.8749846272 +20 06 30.639583620   15.649 15.146 15.446   ~ 2513 1
56 4C 01.24B Bla 09 09 10.09159883 +01 21 35.6176206   17.63 17.29 17.04   ~ 454 2
57 6C 091739+622838 Bla 09 21 36.23107643 +62 15 52.1803510   19.76 19.26 18.96   ~ 394 1
58 4C 39.25 Bla 09 27 03.01394144 +39 02 20.8518067   17.17 17.00 16.486   ~ 1036 1
59 4C 40.24 Bla 09 48 55.33815103 +40 39 44.5869471   18.31 18.02 17.85   ~ 379 1
60 US 1139 Bla 09 58 19.67164698 +47 25 07.8424065   18.78 18.62 18.39   ~ 264 1
61 QSO B1036+054 Bla 10 38 46.77987408 +05 12 29.0867216   20.21 19.45 19.53   ~ 111 1
62 4C 06.41 BLL 10 41 17.16249940 +06 10 16.9237327   16.86 16.70 16.14   ~ 302 1
63 QSO B1045-188 Bla 10 48 06.62062314 -19 09 35.7272070   18.59 18.20 17.10   ~ 203 1
64 4C 01.28 BLL 10 58 29.60520810 +01 33 58.8237454   18.74 18.28 16.68   ~ 828 2
65 QSO B1124-186 Bla 11 27 04.39245388 -18 57 17.4418445   19.17 18.65 19.23   ~ 254 1
66 QSO J1130-1449 Bla 11 30 07.0523452128 -14 49 27.388021944   17.17 16.90 16 16.97 ~ 739 1
67 8C 1150+812 Bla 11 53 12.49922322 +80 58 29.1545718     19.40 18.54   ~ 248 1
68 Ton 599 Bla 11 59 31.83391383 +29 14 43.8268224   14.80 14.41 17.652 13.39 ~ 989 1
69 QSO B1213-172 QSO 12 15 46.75176509 -17 31 45.4031219     21.40 17.50   ~ 151 1
70 4C 04.42 Bla 12 22 22.54962606 +04 13 15.7760715   17.88 17.98 17.06   ~ 354 1
71 7C 122223.5+213929 Bla 12 24 54.4583146056 +21 22 46.385507388   17.56 17.50 18.2   ~ 770 2
72 3C 273 BLL 12 29 06.6998257176 +02 03 08.597629980   13.05 14.830 14.11   ~ 6022 1
73 NAME M87 Jet Rad 12 30 49.423 +12 23 28.04           ~ 315 1
74 M 87 AGN 12 30 49.42338414 +12 23 28.0436859 10.16 9.59 8.63   7.49 ~ 7815 3
75 3C 279 Bla 12 56 11.16657958 -05 47 21.5251510   18.01 17.75 15.87   ~ 3205 2
76 US 371 BLL 13 10 28.66385420 +32 20 43.7828340   15.61 15.24 17.91   ~ 917 1
77 QSO B1324+224 Bla 13 27 00.86131319 +22 10 50.1628385     18.90 18.80   ~ 194 1
78 QSO B1334-127 Bla 13 37 39.78278132 -12 57 24.6933925   18.5 19.00 16.22   ~ 540 1
79 QSO B1413+135 BLL 14 15 58.81751033 +13 20 23.7128587   21.055 20.000 18.461   ~ 476 1
80 6C 141743+383524 Bla 14 19 46.61376262 +38 21 48.4750288   19.88 19.66 19.25   ~ 195 1
81 3C 309.1 Bla 14 59 07.58390804 +71 40 19.8668093   17.24 16.78 17.2   ~ 509 1
82 QSO B1502+1041 Bla 15 04 24.97978391 +10 29 39.1985309   18.97 18.56 18.94   ~ 634 1
83 QSO B1504-167 Bla 15 07 04.78696269 -16 52 30.2671543   18.40 18.50 17.00   ~ 237 1
84 QSO J1512-0906 Bla 15 12 50.53293048 -09 05 59.8297908   16.74 16.54     ~ 1409 1
85 4C 14.60 BLL 15 40 49.49151924 +14 47 45.8846989   17.72 17.30 17.240   ~ 448 1
86 QSO B1546+0246 Bla 15 49 29.43684740 +02 37 01.1632556   17.57 17.42 15.53   ~ 395 1
87 4C 05.64 Bla 15 50 35.26924234 +05 27 10.4483641   19.10 18.73 19.02   ~ 371 1
88 4C 10.45 Bla 16 08 46.20318700 +10 29 07.7757424   18.5 18.70 18.03   ~ 409 1
89 6C 161147+342017 Bla 16 13 41.06424322 +34 12 47.9088535   17.98 17.46 17.07   ~ 673 1
90 4C 38.41 Bla 16 35 15.49297809 +38 08 04.5005995   18.14 17.97 17.25   ~ 906 1
91 6C 163718+572618 Bla 16 38 13.45629995 +57 20 23.9789828     16.90 16.94   ~ 381 1
92 6C 163852+395305 Bla 16 40 29.63277140 +39 46 46.0284071   18.4 19.37 18.75   ~ 336 2
93 3C 345 Bla 16 42 58.80997043 +39 48 36.9939552   16.81 16.59 16.84   ~ 1808 3
94 QSO J1658+0741 Bla 16 58 09.01146680 +07 41 27.5404484   19.993 20.00 19.598   ~ 182 1
95 7C 172601.30+453309.00 BLL 17 27 27.65080202 +45 30 39.7312530   19.0 18.10 16.64   ~ 233 2
96 QSO B1730-130 Bla 17 33 02.70578907 -13 04 49.5482119   18 19.50 18.78 17.39 ~ 1198 1
97 4C 51.37 Bla 17 40 36.97784792 +52 11 43.4073694   18.16 18.70 16.73   ~ 441 1
98 QSO B1741-038 Bla 17 43 58.85613537 -03 50 04.6167326     20.40 17.98   ~ 583 1
99 4C 09.57 BLL 17 51 32.81857326 +09 39 00.7284066   17.46 16.78 15.57   ~ 1007 1
100 QSO J1753+2848 Bla 17 53 42.47364223 +28 48 04.9388788   19.6 19.60 20.28   ~ 118 1
101 7C 175844.60+384828.00 Bla 18 00 24.76536016 +38 48 30.6974570   17.8 17.98 17.04   ~ 161 1
102 1RXS J180043.6+782806 BLL 18 00 45.6838528560 +78 28 04.018028016   16.4 15.90 16.134   ~ 793 1
103 7C 180003.10+440418.00 Bla 18 01 32.31481983 +44 04 21.9002442   16.8 17.90 15.29   ~ 228 1
104 Z 340-35 BLL 18 06 50.6802916920 +69 49 28.109609256   14.77 14.22 11.39   ~ 909 1
105 4C 56.27 BLL 18 24 07.06837171 +56 51 01.4908155   18.9 19.30 16.48   ~ 510 1
106 2C 1569 Bla 18 29 31.7809732968 +48 44 46.160168892   17.05 16.81 16.860   ~ 713 1
107 6C 184914+670207 Bla 18 49 16.07228484 +67 05 41.6802599     16.90 17.45   ~ 305 2
108 4C 73.18 BLL 19 27 48.4947009120 +73 58 01.572558816     16.06 15.11   ~ 562 2
109 QSO B1936-155 Bla 19 39 26.65775171 -15 25 43.0584711   19.44 20.30 18.80   ~ 180 1
110 MCG+07-41-003 Bla 19 59 28.35656837 +40 44 02.0972325   16.22 15.10     ~ 2537 2
111 QSO B1958-179 Bla 20 00 57.09043927 -17 48 57.6726139   18.02 18.60 15.33   ~ 288 1
112 QSO B2005+40 Bla 20 07 44.9449261536 +40 29 48.603352020   18.5 19.00 20.3   ~ 319 1
113 QSO B2008-159 Bla 20 11 15.71092555 -15 46 40.2537406   17.27 18.30 16.35   ~ 186 1
114 QSO B2021+614 Bla 20 22 06.68174620 +61 36 58.8047323     19.00 17.58   ~ 335 1
115 4C 31.56 QSO 20 23 19.01734326 +31 53 02.3060318           ~ 125 1
116 3C 418.0 Bla 20 38 37.03472279 +51 19 12.6624988   21.30 21.00 18.9   ~ 333 1
117 QSO J2123+0535 Bla 21 23 44.51739933 +05 35 22.0930238   18.3 20.40 19.86   ~ 320 1
118 QSO B2128-123 BLL 21 31 35.2617909696 -12 07 04.795364172   16.33 16.11 15.87   ~ 470 1
119 4C -02.81 BLL 21 34 10.30958988 -01 53 17.2389056   18.6 19.00 18.87   ~ 431 1
120 QSO B2134+0028 Bla 21 36 38.58632232 +00 41 54.2128562   17.30 17.08 17.02   ~ 580 2
121 QSO B2136+1410 Bla 21 39 01.30926630 +14 23 35.9921774     18.90 18.22   ~ 264 1
122 4C 06.69 Bla 21 48 05.45866779 +06 57 38.6041877   16.85 16.47 15.06   ~ 703 1
123 QSO B2155-152 Bla 21 58 06.28188411 -15 01 09.3284729   18.63 18.30 17.79   ~ 355 1
124 NAME BL Lac BLL 22 02 43.2913536816 +42 16 39.979416792   15.66 14.72     ~ 2397 1
125 4C 31.63 BLL 22 03 14.9756830008 +31 45 38.269473228   15.85 15.58 14.33   ~ 523 1
126 QSO B2201+1711 BLL 22 03 26.89368237 +17 25 48.2477620     19.50 14.76   ~ 221 1
127 QSO B2209+236 Bla 22 12 05.96631459 +23 55 40.5438259   19 20.66 19.69   ~ 257 1
128 4C -03.79 Bla 22 18 52.03772044 -03 35 36.8795441   16.93 16.38 16.15   ~ 353 1
129 3C 446 BLL 22 25 47.25929101 -04 57 01.3907626   18.83 18.39 16.3   ~ 863 1
130 QSO B2227-0848 Bla 22 29 40.08433313 -08 32 54.4355294   17.80 17.41 17.81   ~ 391 1
131 4C 11.69 Bla 22 32 36.40890093 +11 43 50.9040592   17.75 17.33     ~ 1205 2
132 QSO J2246-1206 Bla 22 46 18.23197022 -12 06 51.2775983   16.63 16.45 15.99   ~ 293 1
133 3C 454.3 Bla 22 53 57.7480438728 +16 08 53.561508864   16.57 16.10 15.22   ~ 3004 2
134 QSO B2331+073 Bla 23 34 12.8282052264 +07 36 27.551607552   16.0 16.04 16.45   ~ 153 1
135 QSO B2345-167 Bla 23 48 02.60851466 -16 31 12.0222546   18.00 18.41 16.86   ~ 432 1
136 6C 235150+453621 Bla 23 54 21.68022501 +45 53 04.2365520   20.6 20.60 19.1   ~ 252 1

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