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NIR follow-up of PKS 0208-512

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posted on 2023-05-21, 23:27 authored by Nesci, R, Kadler, M, Ojha, R, Pursimo, T, Tosti, G, Blanchard, JM, James LovellJames Lovell
The source PKS 0208-512 is being monitored by the TANAMI project (http://pulsar.sternwarte.uni-erlangen.de/tanami/) in NIR with the REM telescope (http://www.rem.inaf.it). The source underwent a Gamma Ray flare detected by Fermi-LAT on May 11, 2011 (JD 55690, Atel #3338) when the source was not observable from the ground. We recorded J=15.68 (+/-0.14) on JD 55660 (one month before the Gamma-ray flare) using a sequence of 10 comparison stars taken from the 2MASS for differential photometry: this value is in agreement with the SMARTS data (http://www.astro.yale.edu/smarts/glast/index.html). We observed the source quite brighter, at J=14.81 (+/-0.08) on JD 55716 (26 days after the gamma-ray flare): magnitudes in the other NIR bands were H=14.02 ±0.14 and K=13.28 ±0.20, giving colors similar to those reported in the 2MASS point source catalogue (Cutri et al. 2003) and typical of a BL Lac object. It is therefore likely that the Gamma-ray flare had an optical counterpart, as e.g. in the case of CGRaBS J0211+1051 (ATel #3127). Radio monitoring at a frequency of 6.7 GHz with the Ceduna radio telescope in South Australia shows no evidence for any activity up to now (http://www-ra.phys.utas.edu.au/~jayb/ced/agn/B0208-512.png). Further observations are encouraged.

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The Astronomer's Telegram

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