Enhanced optical activity of the blazar 3C279
ATel #14310; S. S.Savchenko, E. G. Larionova, T. G. Grishina, D. A. Morozova
on 11 Jan 2021; 10:35 UT
Credential Certification: Sergey Savchenko (savchenko.s.s@gmail.com)
Subjects: AGN, Blazar, Quasar
Referred to by ATel #: 14353
The quasar 3C279 shows significant activity at optical wavelengths. According to our observations with the 0.4-m LX-200 with FLI ML4710 (St. Petersburg, Russia) on January 9th, R band magnitude of the quasar reached 13.504 ± 0.005, which appears to be the object's highest state since the middle of 2018 as can be seen at the light curve here. We plan to continue to monitor this object and update the light curve.
