Optical Spectroscopy of the unusual galaxy J2310-43

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1997-09-02

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9709016v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, 1 figure; to be published in The Astronomical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/118652

We present and discuss new spectroscopic observations of the unusual galaxy J2310-43. The observations cover a wide wavelength range, from 3700 A to 9800 A allowing the study of both the regions where H alpha and the Ca II ``contrast'' are expected. No evidence for H alpha in emission is found and we thus confirm the absence of emission lines in the spectrum of J2310-43, ruling out the possibility that it may host a Seyfert nucleus. The CaII break is clearly detected and the value of the contrast (38 +/-4 %) is intermediate between that of a typical elliptical galaxy (about 50 %) and that of a BL Lac object (<25 %). This result imposes limits on the intensity of a possible non-stellar continuum and, in the light of the radio and X-ray loudness of the source, draws further attention to the problem of the recognition of a BL Lac object. Objects like J2310-43 may be more common than previously recognized, and begin to emerge in surveys of radio-emitting X-ray sources.

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