Quasar in the constellation of Coma Berenices
3C 275.1 is a quasar located in the constellation of Coma Berenices with a redshift of (z) 0.555.[ 1] It was first discovered in 1986 by astronomers , and is situated in the center of a rich galaxy cluster .[ 2] Its host is classified as a giant elliptical galaxy , described as either a proto-cD or Type-cD galaxy with an emission nebula surrounding it.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Description
3C 275.1 is classified as a gamma-ray lobe-dominated quasar.[ 6] It has a radio structure consisting of an elongated core with a narrow jet heading in northwards direction based on a super-resolved radio imaging made by the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA).[ 7] Radio mapping at 15 GHz with a 5-kilometer telescope shows 3C 275.1 to contain a double component showing one side as compact and the other being slightly extended.[ 8] A study also described the southern component of the quasar as distorted, indicating the quasar is strongly interacting with a companion galaxy.[ 9] [ 10]
Observations made in 1986 revealed the presence of a rotating gas cloud around 3C 275.1 with a diameter of more than 100 kiloparsecs (Kpc). Based on observations, it was found to be the largest known to surround a quasar and is likely remnants created by tidal interactions or material that is accumulated via cooling flows originating from the cluster.[ 11] A more detailed study published in 2024, showed the cloud to be a nebula, containing ionized gas tails that extends up to 170 kiloparsecs, typical of Jellyfish galaxies .[ 12] The nebula is described as having a conical shape with a bar-shaped extension that is located southwards from the nucleus[ 13] with an extended component having an X-ray emission of 7.6 x 1043 erg s−1 .[ 14]
In the center of 3C 275.1, there is a supermassive black hole estimated to have a mass of about 200 million solar masses based on a black hole-spheroid mass ratio calculated for active galactic nuclei .[ 15] [ 12] The quasar itself is paired with the nearby galaxy NGC 4651 , due to the radio emitter alignment at the rear of the latter's outer galactic disk .[ 16]
References
^ Liu, Ronghui; Pooley, Guy (1990-07-01). "Radio polarization and the environment of 3C 275.1" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 245 : 17P. Bibcode :1990MNRAS.245P..17L . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ Krempec-Krygier, J.; Krygier, B.; Walentynowicz, G. (1998-06-01). "The group of galaxies around 3C 275.1" . Astronomy and Astrophysics . 334 : 427– 438. Bibcode :1998A&A...334..427K . ISSN 0004-6361 .
^ Hintzen, Paul; Romanishin, W. (1986-12-01). "Direct Imaging of the Extremely Large Host Galaxy and Gas Cloud Surrounding the Quasar 3C 275.1" . The Astrophysical Journal . 311 : L1. Bibcode :1986ApJ...311L...1H . doi :10.1086/184787 . ISSN 0004-637X .
^ Hintzen, P.; Boeshaar, G. O.; Scott, J. S. (1981-05-01). "Detection of an apparent, distant cluster of galaxies associated with the radio-tail QSO 3C 275.1" . The Astrophysical Journal . 246 : L1 – L4 . Bibcode :1981ApJ...246L...1H . doi :10.1086/183541 . ISSN 0004-637X .
^ Crawford, C. S.; Lehmann, I.; Fabian, A. C.; Bremer, M. N.; Hasinger, G. (1999-10-01). "Detection of X-ray emission from the host clusters of 3CR quasars" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 308 (4): 1159– 1172. arXiv :astro-ph/9904371 . Bibcode :1999MNRAS.308.1159C . doi :10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02804.x . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ Liao, Neng-Hui; Xin, Yu-Liang; Li, Shang; Jiang, Wei; Liang, Yun-Feng; Li, Xiang; Zhang, Peng-Fei; Chen, Liang; Bai, Jin-Ming; Fan, Yi-Zhong (2015-07-17). "DISCOVERY OFγ -RAY EMISSION FROM THE STRONGLY LOBE-DOMINATED QUASAR 3C 275.1" . The Astrophysical Journal . 808 (1): 74. arXiv :1501.00635 . doi :10.1088/0004-637x/808/1/74 . ISSN 1538-4357 .
^ Hough, D. H.; Vermeulen, R. C.; Readhead, A. C. S.; Cross, L. L.; Barth, E. L.; Yu, L. H.; Beyer, P. J.; Phifer, E. M. (2002-03-01). "Parsec-Scale Radio Structure and Broad Optical Emission Lines in a Complete Sample of 3CR Lobe-dominated Quasars" . The Astronomical Journal . 123 (3): 1258– 1287. Bibcode :2002AJ....123.1258H . doi :10.1086/338847 . ISSN 0004-6256 .
^ Riley, J. M.; Pooley, G. G. (1978-09-01). "15-GHz observations of the quasars 3C 270.1 and 3C 275.1" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 184 (4): 769– 772. doi :10.1093/mnras/184.4.769 . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ Liu, R.; Pooley, G.; Riley, J. M. (1992-08-15). "Spectral ageing in a sample of 14 high-luminosity double radio sources" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 257 (4): 545– 571. Bibcode :1992MNRAS.257..545L . doi :10.1093/mnras/257.4.545 . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ Rector, Travis A.; Stocke, John T.; Ellingson, Erica (1995-10-01). "Quasar Radio Morphology and Clustering Environment at z~1/2" . The Astronomical Journal . 110 : 1492. Bibcode :1995AJ....110.1492R . doi :10.1086/117622 . ISSN 0004-6256 .
^ Hintzen, P.; Stocke, J. (1986-09-01). "Detection of a Rotating Gas Cloud 100 Kiloparsecs in Diameter Surrounding 3C 275.1, a Quasar at the Center of a Rich Cluster of Galaxies" . The Astrophysical Journal . 308 : 540. Bibcode :1986ApJ...308..540H . doi :10.1086/164524 . ISSN 0004-637X .
^ a b Zhao, Qinyuan; Wang, Junfeng; Li, Zhenzhen (2024-08-01). "Serendipitous Catch of a Giant Jellyfish: An Ionized Nebula around 3C 275.1 with 170 kpc Long Tails" . The Astrophysical Journal . 971 (2): 134. arXiv :2406.11433 . Bibcode :2024ApJ...971..134Z . doi :10.3847/1538-4357/ad58d6 . ISSN 0004-637X .
^ McCarthy, Patrick J.; Spinrad, Hyron; van Breugel, Wil (July 1995). "Emission-Line Imaging of 3CR Radio Galaxies. I. Imaging Data" . The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . 99 : 27. Bibcode :1996A&A...313..423H . doi :10.1086/192178 . ISSN 0067-0049 .
^ Crawford, C. S.; Fabian, A. C. (March 2003). "Extended X-ray emission around four 3C quasars at 0.55 > z < 0.75 observed with Chandra" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 339 (4): 1163– 1169. arXiv :astro-ph/0211232 . Bibcode :2003MNRAS.339.1163C . doi :10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06268.x . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ McLure, R. J.; Jarvis, M. J.; Targett, T. A.; Dunlop, J. S.; Best, P. N. (2006-05-01). "On the evolution of the black hole: spheroid mass ratio" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 368 (3): 1395– 1403. arXiv :astro-ph/0510121 . Bibcode :2006MNRAS.368.1395M . doi :10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10228.x . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ Schneider, Stephen E.; Corbelli, Edvige (1993-09-01). "Neutral Hydrogen Absorption and Emission in the Quasar/Galaxy Pair 3C 275.1/NGC 4651" . The Astrophysical Journal . 414 : 500. arXiv :astro-ph/9307008 . Bibcode :1993ApJ...414..500S . doi :10.1086/173097 . ISSN 0004-637X .
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