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2022RNAAS...6..274A - Research Notes of the AAS, 6, 274 (2022/December-0)

A Multiwavelength Study of the Ongoing Changing-look AGN AT2021fxu.

AJAY Y., GUOLO M. and PASHAM D.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present multiwavelength analyses of an active optical transient AT2021fxu which shows the appearance of previously absent broad emission lines in a recent optical spectrum, suggesting a Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN). During the spectral transition, the brightness in the individual photometric bands increased up to ≈0.6 in the optical bands and up to ≈1.1 mag in the UV bands. The brightening was accompanied by a blueward shift of the optical spectrum. AT2021fxu shows high X-ray (0.3-10 keV) flux variability before and after the outburst, with the average X-ray flux increasing by a factor of ≈2 post-outburst. However, the X-ray spectral shape remains roughly the same, with no significant change in the line-of-sight column density. AT2021fxu's overall properties are consistent with an accretion-rate-driven transition from a Type-II to a Type-1 AGN.

Abstract Copyright: © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Active galactic nuclei - Optical bursts - Transient sources

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