A recent NIR flare of the Blazar GB6J1310+3220

ATel #15428; L. Carrasco, G. Escobedo, A. Porras, E. Recillas, D. Mayya (INAOE, Mexico)
on 9 Jun 2022; 18:41 UT
Credential Certification: LUIS CARRASCO (carrasco@inaoep.mx)

Tweet

We report on a recent NIR Flare of the high redshift Blazar GB6J1310+3220 (z=0.996), cross identified with the gamma ray source 1FGLJ1310.6+3222. On May 10th,2022 (JD2459709.8086) we found the source with the following NIR fluxes: J = 13.019 +/- 0.06, H = 12.188 =/- 0.04 and Ks = 11.419 +/- 0.08. While on JD2459631 we determine H = 13.905 +/- 0.045, for this object. That is a flux increment of a factor of 4.9 in such a rather brief time. Worth noticing is the fact the object is brightest since the time we started monitoring it on JD2454891. Our observations are carried out with the 2.1m telescope of the Guillermo Haro Observatory operated by the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (Mexico), equipped with the instrument CANICA a NIR camera. We encourage further multi-wavelength coverage.