2011A&A...527L...2C


Query : 2011A&A...527L...2C

2011A&A...527L...2C - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 527L2-2 (2011/3-1)

An optical spectroscopic survey of the 3CR sample of radio galaxies with z < 0.3. IV. Discovery of the new spectroscopic class of relic radio galaxies.

CAPETTI A., BUTTIGLIONE S., AXON D.J., ROBINSON A., CELOTTI A., BALDI R.D., CHIABERGE M., MACCHETTO F.D. and SPARKS W.B.

Abstract (from CDS):

From an optical spectroscopic survey of 3CR radio galaxies with z<0.3, we discovered a new spectroscopic class of powerful radio-loud AGN. The defining characteristics of these galaxies are that compared with radio galaxies of similar radio luminosity they have: a [OIII]/Hβ ratio of ∼0.5, indicative of an extremely low level of gas excitation; a large deficit of [OIII] emission; and radio core power. We interpret these objects as relic AGN, i.e. sources that experienced a large drop in their level of nuclear activity, causing a decrease in their nuclear and line luminosity. This class opens a novel approach to investigating lifetimes and duty cycles of AGN.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: active - galaxies: jets - galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD

Simbad objects: 8

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Number of rows : 8
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 3C 28 rG 00 55 50.583 +26 24 36.68   18.63 19.57 16.26   ~ 213 1
2 3C 111 Sy1 04 18 21.2772425736 +38 01 35.801359968   19.75 18.05     ~ 1002 2
3 3C 132 rG 04 56 42.922 +22 49 23.06   18.5       ~ 157 1
4 NGC 5252 Sy2 13 38 15.8707724328 +04 32 33.521265600   15.21 14.21     ~ 514 1
5 3C 314.1 rG 15 10 23.1 +70 45 54   17       ~ 92 0
6 3C 346.0 BLL 16 43 48.605 +17 15 49.43   17.2       ~ 270 1
7 MCG+01-43-006 SyG 16 51 07.9886687784 +04 59 35.547131472     18.25     ~ 502 1
8 LEDA 68751 Sy1 22 23 49.5398449645 -02 06 12.856394895   16.93 15.77 16.02   ~ 511 2

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