| Name | 076296 |
| Title | A Candidate Recoiling Black Hole In A Nearby Dwarf Galaxy |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0762960201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gqzszfu |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We have discovered a BH recoil candidate offset by 800 pc from a nearby dwarf galaxy. The object, SDSS1133, shows offset broad lines and strong variability. While originally classified as a supernova because of its non-detection in 2005, we detect it in observations over 63 years. Using high-resolution AO, we constrain the emission region to be <12 pc. We request a 24 ks XMM observation to decide whether this is a recoiling black hole or an unprecedented 50 year outbursting LBV star (e.g. Eta Carina) followed by a unique long duration SN IIn with rebrightening. SDSS1133 has recently undergone a 1.3 mag rebrightening in PanSTARRS imaging that is unprecedented for a late time SN (>10 yr) and suggests that the coming year is a critical time to observe this faint source at maximum. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2015-12-02T12:40:26Z/2015-12-04T15:59:48Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2016-12-22T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2016, A Candidate Recoiling Black Hole In A Nearby Dwarf Galaxy, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gqzszfu |