Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-08-17
Gerke et al. 2007, ApJ, 660, L23
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 4 figures. Updated to match published version
Scientific paper
10.1086/517968
We present evidence for a dual Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) within an early-type galaxy at z=0.709 in the Extended Groth Strip. The galaxy lies on the red sequence, with absolute magnitude M_B=-21.0 (AB, with h=0.7) and rest-frame color U-B=1.38. Its optical spectrum shows strong, double-peaked [OIII] emission lines and weak Hbeta emission, with Seyfert-like line ratios. The two narrow peaks are separated by 630 km/s in velocity and arise from two distinct regions, spatially resolved in the DEIMOS spectrum, with a projected physical separation of 1.2 kpc. HST/ACS imaging shows an early-type (E/S0) galaxy with hints of disturbed structure, consistent with the remnant of a dissipationless merger. Multiwavelength photometric information from the AEGIS consortium confirms the identification of a dust-obscured AGN in an early-type galaxy, with detections in X-ray, optical, infrared and radio wavebands. These data are most readily explained as a single galaxy harboring two AGN--the first such system to be observed in an otherwise typical early-type galaxy.
Barmby Pauline
Coil Alison L.
Conselice Christopher J.
Cooper Michael C.
Davis Martin
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