2020ApJ...902L..18M

Query : 2020ApJ...902L..18M

2020ApJ...902L..18M - Astrophys. J., 902, L18-L18 (2020/October-2)

Crepuscular rays from the highly inclined active galactic nucleus in IC 5063.

MAKSYM W.P., SCHMIDT J., KEEL W.C., FABBIANO G., FISCHER T.C., BLAND-HAWTHORN J., BARTH A.J., ELVIS M., OOSTERLOO T., HO L.C., KIM M., HWANG H. and MAYER E.

Abstract (from CDS):

On Earth near sunset, the Sun may cast "crepuscular rays" such that clouds near the horizon obscure the origin of light scattered in bright rays. In principle, active galactic nuclei (AGN) should be able to produce similar effects. Using new Hubble Space Telescope (HST) near-infrared and optical observations, we show that the active galaxy IC 5063 contains broad radial rays extending to >=11 kpc from the nucleus. We argue that the bright rays may arise from dusty scattering of continuum emission from the active nucleus, while the dark rays are due to shadowing near the nucleus, possibly by a warped torus. We also consider alternative AGN-related and stellar origins for the extended light.

Abstract Copyright: © 2020. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): AGN host galaxies - Interstellar dust - Interstellar scattering - Galaxy mergers - Galaxy winds - Galaxy classification systems

Simbad objects: 6

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Number of rows : 6
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 77 Sy2 02 42 40.7091669408 -00 00 47.859690204 9.70 9.61 8.87 10.1 9.9 ~ 4897 2
2 NGC 1175 GiG 03 04 32.3452153992 +42 20 21.779977416   13.8       ~ 59 0
3 V* R Mon Ae* 06 39 09.9542000448 +08 44 09.539482632 10.76 12.46 11.85 10.96 10.25 B8IIIe 525 0
4 NGC 3393 Sy2 10 48 23.4653152920 -25 09 43.487648784   13.10 13.95 11.67 12.2 ~ 471 1
5 IC 3370 Sy2 12 27 37.3278534168 -39 20 16.247588712   11.99 12.12 10.39   ~ 152 0
6 IC 5063 Bla 20 52 02.15 -57 04 06.7   12.92 13.60 11.30   ~ 710 1

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