IGR J14579-4308

Other name = IC 4518A, VV780 NED01,

Type redshift Radio Counterpart Infrared/Optical Counterpart
R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) References R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) References
AGN, Sey 2 0.016 14h 57m 41.16s (±0.1") -43o 07' 55.2" (±0.1") Masetti et al. 2008
References
Miscellaneous :
Bird et al. 2007 : (ApJS, 170, 175) mention possible association with IC 4518A
Masetti et al. 2007: ATel 1033
  • Optical spectroscopy of IC 4518A
  • strong and narrow Balmer, [OI], [OIII], [NII] and [SII] emission lines in optical spectrum of the nucleus
  • redshift z = 0.016
  • Seyfert 2 AGN
    Rodriguez et al. 2008:
    • Swift X-ray analysis
    • Confirm association with IC 4518A (VV 780 NED01)
    • Soft X-ray spectra well fitted with blackbody on top of an absorbed power law
    • kTBB=0.5 keV, Γ=2.9 NH=20 x1022cm-2; F2-10 keV=1.8 x 10-11 erg/s/cm2
    De Rosa et al. 2008 :
    • XMM Observation
    • Soft excess on top of absorbed power law + Gaussian @ 6.4 keV
    • Compton thin AGN
    • NH=15 x 1022 cm-2 with phenomenological model
    • Presence of a high energy cut-off of 70-30+60 keV
    • Reflection feature
    Masetti et al. 2008:
    • Optical spectroscopy is presented and detailed
    • Fluxes of Hα, Hβ and [OIII] are given

    Last updated 14 Feb 2008

    Jerome Rodriguez