Photometric Variability of the Gravitational Lens 0142-100 (UM 673)

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2001-07-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0107312v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

15 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/323306

We present the results of a photometric CCD monitoring of the gravitational lens system UM 673, that took place from 1995 to 2000. In total, the doubly-imaged quasar was observed in the R-band during 29 photometric nights, using optical telescopes with dimensions in the range 0.6 m to 1.3 m. We detected a significant variability in the total light of the UM 673 system, that is, in the light of the two QSO images plus the lensing galaxy. With respect to the magnitude of the gravitational lens system at its discovery, in 1986, UM 673 was 0.3 magnitude brighter. Furthermore, our December 1996 measurements show that between November 1995 and October 1997 the system became even brighter, reaching a magnitude difference of 0.5 magnitude with respect to its discovery value. We also present R magnitudes and V-R colours of seven field stars situated in the vicinity of the lens, based on a 3.5-month monitoring during the year 2000.

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