Fermi-LAT detection of the new gamma-ray source Fermi J1511+0550, positionally consistent with the high-energy neutrino IC191119A
ATel #13306; S. Garrappa (DESY Zeuthen) and S. Buson (Univ. Wuerzburg) on behalf of the Fermi Large Area Telescope Collaboration
on 22 Nov 2019; 09:05 UT
Credential Certification: Sara Buson (sara.buson@gmail.com)
Subjects: Gamma Ray, Neutrinos, Request for Observations, AGN, Blazar
Referred to by ATel #: 13369
We report an update on the analysis of the region of the high-energy IC191119A neutrino event (GCN #26258) with all-sky survey data from the Large Area Telescope (LAT), on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The IceCube event was detected on 2019-11-19 01:01:29.38 UT (T0) with J2000 position RA = 230.10 (+4.76, -6.48) deg, Decl. = 3.17 (+3.36, -2.09) deg 90% PSF containment.
A preliminary analysis of the LAT data reported in GCN#26261 indicated no significant (>5sigma) new excess emission (0.1 - 800 GeV) consistent with the IC191119A best-fit position in a time interval of ~11.3-years (2008-08-04 / 2019-11-19). Performing a further investigation of the region with gamma-ray observations integrated over the full ~11.3 years a new, significant (>5sigma) excess of gamma rays is detected 3.5 deg offset from the best-fit IC191119A position and within the 90% confidence localization of the direction of the neutrino.
Assuming a power-law spectrum, the best-fit localization of this new source, Fermi J1511+0550, is (J2000) RA: 277.77, Dec: 5.84 (9.3 arcmin 99% containment, 4.7 arcmin 68% containment). The gamma-ray best-fit power-law spectral parameters are flux = (7.4 +/- 3.5)e-10 ph cm^-2 s^-1 and index = 1.84 +/- 0.14. In a preliminary analysis integrating one-day and one-month gamma-ray data prior to T0, Fermi J1511+0550 is not significantly detected in the LAT data.
The blazar candidate NVSS J151100+054916 (D'Abrusco et al. 2019, ApJ, 242, 1) is located 1.6 arcmin away from the best-fit position of Fermi J1511+0550. D'Abrusco et al. suggest a BL Lac nature for this source. We encourage multiwavelength observations of this new gamma-ray source.
Since Fermi normally operates in an all-sky scanning mode, regular monitoring of this source and of the neutrino region will continue. For this source the Fermi-LAT contact persons are S. Garrappa (simone.garrappa at desy.de) and S. Buson (sara.buson at uni-wuerzburg.de).
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