| Name | 078367 |
| Title | Extremely Luminous, Heavily Obscured WISE-Selected AGN |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0783670101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ocxy81x |
| Author | Dr Daniel Stern |
| Description | The all-sky mid-IR wise mission is an extremely efficient black hole finder, identifying vast numbers of AGN, including the rarest, most luminous, most obscured AGN. {bf In AO14 we were awarded a 20virgulks Priority B observation of WISEvirgulJ2246-0526, the most luminous galaxy currently known, but the observations were essentially useless due to strong flaring.} We propose to re-observe that source in AO15. in order to measure its high-energy properties and column densities. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2016-05-17T22:58:04Z/2016-05-18T06:44:44Z |
| 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 | 2017-06-09T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Daniel Stern, 2017, 078367, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ocxy81x |