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Dec 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989apj...347...96i&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 347, Dec. 1, 1989, p. 96-111. Research supported by the Space Telescope Sci
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Active Galactic Nuclei, Bl Lacertae Objects, Blazars, Extragalactic Radio Sources, Astronomical Photometry, Interstellar Matter, Linear Polarization, Synchrotron Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation
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The compact core of 3C 273 has been studied for over two years using optical photometry and accurate polarimetry. A wealth of polarization behavior, including variable polarization, observed at a level of under 1 percent is described. The results indicate that 3C 273 harbors a weak continuum component having all the characteristic properties of blazars. It is predicted that other compact radio sources with low optical polarization will also be found to harbor miniblazars. The detection of variable polarization in 3C 273 strengthens the link between superluminal motion at radio wavelengths and blazar activity at optical wavelengths.
Impey Chris David
Malkan Matthew A.
Tapia Saul
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