PKS 2131-021
PKS 2131-021 | |
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PKS 2131-021 as seen with DESI Legacy Surveys | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 21h 34m 10.31s |
Declination | -01d 53m 17.24s |
Redshift | 1.285000 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 385,233 km/s |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.54 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.43 |
Surface brightness | 18.67 |
Characteristics | |
Type | FRSQ;BLLAC, HPQ |
Other designations | |
4C -02.81, MRC 2131-021, PGC 2818139, OX -053, IRCF J213410.3-015317, 2FGL J2133.8-0154 |
PKS 2131-021 is quasar and a BL Lacerate object,[1] producing an astrophysical jet.[2] lt is located in the constellation Aquarius and classified as a blazar, a type of active galactic nucleus whose relativistic jet points in the direction towards Earth.
Redshift estimation for PKS 2131-021
The redshift of PKS 2131-021 is 1.285, estimating the quasar to be located about 8.5 billion light-years away.[3] For more consistency according to researchers, they applied a cosmological parameters of H0 = 71 km s−1 Mpc−1, Ωm = 0.27, ΩΛ = 0.73.[4] On this model, the comoving coordinate distance of PKS 2131−021 is 3.97 Gpc, with an angular diameter distance of 1.74 Gpc, and luminosity distance of 9.08 Gpc.[5]
Black hole observation
Observations of its radio emission spanning a 45-year duration show epochs of periodic brightness variations. These nearly sinusoidal brightness changes have been interpreted as evidence of orbital motion of a binary black hole.[5] The orbital separation of the two black holes is inferred to be 200 to 2000 AU.[6][7] The periodic variability in the light curve indicates that the pair orbit each other about every two years, at a distance so close that they will merge in about 10,000 years (as viewed from the Earth).[8]
See also
References
- ^ Sbarufatti, B.; Treves, A.; Falomo, R.; Heidt, J.; Kotilainen, J.; Scarpa, R. (2006-07-01). "ESO Very Large Telescope Optical Spectroscopy of BL Lacertae Objects. II. New Redshifts, Featureless Objects, and Classification Assessments". The Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 1–19. arXiv:astro-ph/0601506. Bibcode:2006AJ....132....1S. doi:10.1086/503031. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ Liu, F. K.; Zhang, Y. H. (2002-01-01). "A new list of extra-galactic radio jets". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 381 (3): 757–760. arXiv:astro-ph/0212477. Bibcode:2002A&A...381..757L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011572. ISSN 0004-6361.
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- ^ Komatsu, E.; Dunkley, J.; Nolta, M. R.; Bennett, C. L.; Gold, B.; Hinshaw, G.; Jarosik, N.; Larson, D.; Limon, M.; Page, L.; Spergel, D. N.; Halpern, M.; Hill, R. S.; Kogut, A.; Meyer, S. S. (2009-02-01). "Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe Observations: Cosmological Interpretation". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 180 (2): 330–376. arXiv:0803.0547. Bibcode:2009ApJS..180..330K. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/180/2/330. ISSN 0067-0049.
- ^ a b O'Neill, S.; et al. (2022). "The Unanticipated Phenomenology of the Blazar PKS 2131–021: A Unique Supermassive Black Hole Binary Candidate". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 926 (2): 2. arXiv:2111.02436. Bibcode:2022ApJ...926L..35O. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ac504b. S2CID 242757503.
- ^ DiCenza, Shawn (2022-03-24). "Astronomers Discover two Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other, Doomed to Collide in the Future". Universe Today. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "These Two Black Hole Behemoths Will Merge in 10,000 Years". Sky & Telescope. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Colossal Black Holes Locked in Dance at Heart of Galaxy". California Institute of Technology. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
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