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Name: NGC 6300: a New, Bright, Compton-thick Seyfert 2 Galaxy
Published: 2002-11-18T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	005977
Title	NGC 6300: a New, Bright, Compton-thick Seyfert 2 Galaxy
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0059770101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0059770201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-cptg5c3
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Karen Leighly
Abstract	An RXTE observation of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 6300 reveals a huge equivalent width iron line and a flat X-ray continuum, providing strong evidence that NGC 6300 is a Compton-thick Seyfert 2 galaxy. Compton-thick Seyfert 2 galaxies are important because they provide direct support for unified models of Seyfert galaxies, as well as direct evidence for high column densities. NGC 6300 is potentially an important object because it is very bright compared with otherCompton-thick Seyfert 2 galaxies and because it appears to be dominated by Compton reflection with little contamination from scattering by ionized gas. The energies of the predicted soft X-ray emission lines and structure of the Kalpha line observable in the proposed 40 ks XMM observation will verify this
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Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2001-03-02T03:36:01Z/2001-03-02T16:35:36Z
Version	17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description	The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
Creator Contact	https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published	2002-11-18T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"ngc 6300", "ionized gas", "unified models", "kalpha line observable", "flat xray continuum", "compton reflection", "seyfert galaxy", "little contamination", "NGC 6300", "column densities", "XMM", "compton thick seyfert"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Karen Leighly, 2002, 'NGC 6300: a New, Bright, Compton-thick Seyfert 2 Galaxy', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-cptg5c3