QSO 2359-1241: A Bright, Highly Polarized, Radio-Moderate, Reddened, Low-Ionization Broad Absorption Line Quasar

Details QSO 2359-1241: A Bright, Highly Polarized, Radio-Moderate, Reddened, Low-Ionization Broad Absorption Line Quasar QSO 2359-1241: A Bright, Highly Polarized, Radio-Moderate, Reddened, Low-Ionization Broad Absorption Line Quasar

2000-08-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0008258v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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To appear in ApJ. See also companion paper by Arav et al

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10.1086/318243

We report the discovery of a bright quasar (E=15.8, z=0.868) associated with the flat spectrum radio source NVSS J235953-124148. This quasar we designate QSO 2359-1241 possesses a rare combination of extreme properties that make it of special interest. These properties include: intrinsic high-velocity outflow seen in absorption for both high and low-ionization species, high optical polarization (about 5%), significant radio emission, and dust reddening. The dereddened absolute magnitude of QSO 2359-1241 places it among the three most optically luminous quasars known at z<1. High-resolution spectroscopy and a detailed analysis of the optical/ultraviolet absorption features will be given in a companion paper (Arav et al 2000).

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