Optically flaring blazars from CRTS
ATel #2034; A. A. Mahabal, S. G. Djorgovski, A. J. Drake, M. Graham, R. Williams (Caltech), E. Beshore, S. M. Larson, A. Boattini (UA/LPL), E. Christiansen (Gemin Obs.)
on 27 Apr 2009; 23:07 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Transients
Credential Certification: Ashish Mahabal (aam@astro.caltech.edu)
Subjects: Radio, Optical, Request for Observations, Quasar, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 2041
We report the optical flaring of a few blazars based on CRTS imaging.
ID | Detection
Date | RA | Dec | Mag | VOEvent ID |
Other designation | Redshift |
CSS090421:174806+340401 | 2009-04-21 UT 09:20:39 |
17:48:05.81 | 34:04:01.1 | 16.43 | 904211350794109737 |
MG2_J174803+3403 | 2.76 |
CSS090421:130824+354638 | 2009-04-21 UT 06:05:05 |
13:08 23.68 | 35:46:37.6 | 17.87 | 904211350594134822 |
CLASS J1308+3546 | 1.05 |
CSS090403:112403+233646 | 2009-04-03 UT 05:23:18 |
11:24:02.69 | 23:36:46.0 | 18.54 | 904031230574116468 |
BLLAC CRATES | |
CSS090426:074240+544425 | 2009-04-26 UT 04:32:14 |
07:42:39.78 | 54:44:25.1 | 15.44 | 904261550254119759 |
2EG J0744+5438 | 0.72 |
The mag column above refers to the visual outburst mag from the CSS.
CSS090421:174806+340401 has brightened by 1.3 mags in 3 weeks, and 3.5 compared
to the quiescent state.
CSS090421:130824+354638 has brightened by 1.2 mags in 3 weeks and 2.9 above the quiescent
state.
CSS090403:112403+233646 is 1.5 mags brighter than 10 months ago, and 3.2 mags
brighter than its low phase.
CSS090426:074240+544425 is 2.5 mags brighter compared to 30 days ago, and 5
mags brighter than the low state.
The discovery data, CSS lightcurve and finding charts for these sources are
posted at the following VOEventNet webpages:
http://voeventnet.caltech.edu/feeds/ATEL/CRTS/904211350794109737.atel.html
http://voeventnet.caltech.edu/feeds/ATEL/CRTS/904211350594134822.atel.html
http://voeventnet.caltech.edu/feeds/ATEL/CRTS/904031230574116468.atel.html
http://voeventnet.caltech.edu/feeds/ATEL/CRTS/904261550254119759.atel.html
The P60 Followup images can be accessed at http://www.astro.caltech.edu/P60FollowUp/
Further observations are requested.