The host galaxy of 3C 279
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- 18 August 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Vol. 505 (2) , 601-604
- https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912820
Abstract
We have obtained a deep i-band image of the blazar 3C 279 while the target was in a low optical state. Due to the faintness of the optical nucleus we have made the first detection of the host galaxy. The host galaxy has an apparent I-band magnitude of and an effective radius of () arcsec. The luminosity of the host galaxy MR = -23.8 is consistent with the luminosities of other radio-loud quasar host galaxies. Using the empirical correlation between bulge luminosity and central black hole mass M bh we estimate , broadly consistent with values obtained by photoionization methods.Keywords
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