A new apparent quasar pair: Q2225-403A,B

Details A new apparent quasar pair: Q2225-403A,B A new apparent quasar pair: Q2225-403A,B

2009-03-12

arxiv.org/abs/0903.2233v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

5 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS Letters

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1745-3933.2009.00656.x

We report the serendipitous discovery of a previously unknown quasar at 10.5" from Q2225-403 (z=2.410). The observation of the broad emission line of MgII_2798 and of the surrounding FeII multiplets indicates that the companion quasar is at z=0.932. The spectrum of Q2225-403 shows a number of absorption lines, the most noteworthy is the MgII line at the same redshift of the companion, suggesting that we are probing the gas within the halo ~80 kpc from the closer quasar. From high resolution NIR images we were able to resolve the host galaxies of the two quasars. Basing on the known surface density of quasars in the 2dF survey we estimate that the probability of finding such a close pair is < ~1 per cent.

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