2023AJ....165..127G


Query : 2023AJ....165..127G

2023AJ....165..127G - Astron. J., 165, 127 (2023/March-0)

Optical Spectroscopic Observations of Gamma-Ray Blazar Candidates. XII. Follow-up Observations from SOAR, Blanco, NTT, and OAN-SPM.

GARCIA-PEREZ A., PENA-HERAZO H.A., MASSARO F., CHAVUSHYAN V., D'ABRUSCO R., MASETTI N., LANDONI M., LA FRANCA F., PATINO-ALVAREZ V.M., AMAYA-ALMAZAN R.A., MILISAVLJEVIC D., PAGGI A., RICCI F., JIMENEZ-BAILON E. and SMITH H.A.

Abstract (from CDS):

Roughly one third of the sources in the Fermi-LAT catalogs are listed as unidentified/unassociated γ-ray sources (UGS), i.e., they lack a low-energy counterpart. In addition, there is a growing population of blazars of uncertain type (BCUs). Spectroscopic observations are crucial to confirm the blazar nature of the UGSs candidate counterparts and BCUs. Hence, in 2013 we started an optical spectroscopic campaign to carry out the identifications and classifications. In this paper, as a continuation of the campaign we report the spectra of 39 sources: the sample comprises 37 sources classified as BCUs, one source classified as a BL Lac in the Fourth Source Catalog of the Fermi-LAT (4FGL), and one source classified as UGS. We classify 19 of the sources in the sample as BL Lacs, 13 as blazars with nonnegligible host-galaxy emission, six as Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars, and one as a normal elliptical galaxy. The source listed as BL Lac in the 4FGL seems to be a blazar with nonnegligible host-galaxy emission in our observations, most likely due to an ongoing quiescent state. We classified the UGS source as a BL Lac. Six out of the 39 sources were previously reported in the campaign; in general, both the classifications and redshifts are in agreement, except for one of them with no redshift reported before. Altogether, we provided reliable redshift estimates to 21 out of the 39 sources. Finally, we describe the statistics of the data collected in our campaign so far.

Abstract Copyright: © 2023. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Optical identification - Blazars - BL Lacertae objects - Flat-spectrum radio quasars

CDS comments: 4FGL J1259.5+2332 is a probable misprint for 4FGL J1259.7-3223.

Simbad objects: 39

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Number of rows : 39
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 4FGL J0002.4-5156 Bz? 00 02 29.20 -51 52 27.5           ~ 9 0
2 2dFGRS TGN354Z041 BLL 10 08 11.4368665752 +00 29 59.950363092   16.9   15.895   ~ 72 1
3 ICRF J112119.4-001316 rG 11 21 19.42225736 -00 13 16.4557994   16.80       ~ 34 0
4 PB 2801 BLL 11 29 37.2918106896 +30 36 34.436489184   17.5       ~ 25 1
5 2MASS J11310528-0944066 Bla 11 31 05.2461123804 -09 44 06.491597876           ~ 22 0
6 CRTS CSS120316 J115338-255413 Bla 11 53 38.4583829500 -25 54 13.177165744           ~ 26 0
7 MCG+09-20-071 rG 12 03 07.1159543808 +51 40 30.548390160   16.08   14.14   ~ 46 1
8 NVSS J124919-054541 Bla 12 49 19.3641927024 -05 45 39.762006948           ~ 27 1
9 LEDA 4075145 Bla 12 59 49.81 -32 23 28.9       19.05   ~ 24 1
10 ICRF J131938.7-004939 Sy1 13 19 38.7664196304 -00 49 39.939501000   17.88 17.66     ~ 137 1
11 QSO B1326-0516 QSO 13 29 28.6263169296 -05 31 35.800962384   17.59 15.59 16.61   ~ 55 0
12 4FGL J1331.7-0647 BLL 13 31 46.85 -06 46 33.2           ~ 15 0
13 [VV2006] J133901.8-240114 BLL 13 39 01.74639481 -24 01 14.0062115   19.0 17.56 17.21   ~ 75 1
14 4FGL J1427.4-1823 BLL 14 27 25.93340 -18 23 03.7765           ~ 19 1
15 SDSS J144143.50+183710.7 BLL 14 41 43.5105711600 +18 37 10.745812632   20.1   20.3   ~ 14 0
16 4FGL J1514.6-2044 BLL 15 14 33.51 -20 44 26.2           ~ 14 0
17 TGSSADR J154419.6-064914 Bla 15 44 19.6531022040 -06 49 15.396443688           ~ 35 1
18 NVSS J155432-121322 Bla 15 54 32.5971424603 -12 13 25.283970061           ~ 17 0
19 NVSS J161217+282546 rG 16 12 17.6186126568 +28 25 46.408256544           ~ 41 1
20 3FGL J1628.1+0254 BLL 16 27 46.1 +02 51 30           ~ 21 0
21 NVSS J163809+004223 BL? 16 38 08.8563938120 +00 42 22.464410893           ~ 12 0
22 RX J1730.7+3804 Bla 17 30 44.7898704000 +38 04 55.008419520           ~ 12 1
23 6C 180549+614029 QSO 18 06 19.94588752 +61 41 18.3300476   18.9   18.8   ~ 29 1
24 CRATES J184803-423049 BLL 18 48 06.19 -42 30 27.2           ~ 28 1
25 1RXS J193419.5+600122 BLL 19 34 19.6351633080 +60 01 39.599727596           ~ 29 1
26 4FGL J1942.5-5827 BLL 19 42 24.67 -58 28 24.4           ~ 14 0
27 2MASS J19445517-2143190 BLL 19 44 55.1660261454 -21 43 19.323697347           ~ 31 1
28 1RXS J200205.7-573644 Bla 20 02 04.2010217585 -57 36 45.548341543           ~ 21 0
29 2MASS J20251516-2230184 BLL 20 25 15.1744182713 -22 30 18.441674507           ~ 15 0
30 2MASS J20400660-4620180 Bla 20 40 06.60720 -46 20 18.0960           ~ 17 0
31 2MASS J20445773-2346444 BLL 20 44 57.7281713193 -23 46 44.411424945           ~ 18 1
32 NVSS J211452-332533 Bla 21 14 52.0997455566 -33 25 33.608247816           ~ 13 0
33 4FGL J2115.6-4938 Bz? 21 15 37.1 -49 38 17           ~ 12 0
34 [VV98] J214144.3-550930 QSO 21 41 44.2102871304 -55 09 29.714110848   18.0       ~ 14 0
35 QSO B2225-694 QSO 22 29 00.1770370728 -69 10 30.271282572   19.85   17.78   ~ 34 1
36 4FGL J2240.3-1246 Bz? 22 40 15.13 -12 47 38.9           ~ 10 0
37 1RXS J230940.6-363241 BLL 23 09 40.8459634525 -36 32 48.832723791           ~ 39 1
38 NVSS J232520-201213 rG 23 25 20.2476552342 -20 12 12.873812846           ~ 13 0
39 2MASS J23492538-4932265 BLL 23 49 25.3786491264 -49 32 26.546411004       16.04   ~ 23 1

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