AGILE detects gamma-ray emission from AGL J2330-5036, in the region of BZQ J2329-4955 (PKS 2326-502).

ATel #3008; F. Lucarelli, F. Verrecchia (ASDC), E. Striani (Univ. Roma Tor Vergata and INFN Roma), C. Pittori (ASDC), M. Tavani (INAF/IASF-Rm, and Univ. Tor Vergata), S. Vercellone (INAF/IASF-Pa), A. Bulgarelli, F. Gianotti, M. Trifoglio (INAF/IASF-Bo), A. Chen, A. Giuliani, S. Mereghetti, P. Caraveo, F. Perotti (INAF/IASF-Mi), I. Donnarumma (INAF/IASF-Rm), F. D'Ammando (INAF/IASF-Pa), E. Del Monte, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, F. Lazzarotto, L. Pacciani, P. Soffitta, E. Costa, I. Lapshov, M. Rapisarda, A. Argan, G. Piano, G. Pucella, S. Sabatini, A. Trois, V. Vittorini (INAF/IASF-Rm), F. Fuschino, M. Galli, C. Labanti, M. Marisaldi, G. Di Cocco (INAF/IASF-Bo), A. Pellizzoni, M. Pilia (INAF/OA-Cagliari), G. Barbiellini, F. Longo, E. Vallazza (INFN Trieste), A. Morselli, P. Picozza (INFN and Univ. Roma Tor Vergata), M. Prest (Universita` dell'Insubria), P. Lipari, D. Zanello (INFN and Univ. Roma Sapienza), P. W. Cattaneo, A. Rappoldi (INFN Pavia), P. Santolamazza, S. Colafrancesco, P. Giommi (ASDC), L. Salotti (ASI)
on 5 Nov 2010; 17:14 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Request For Observations
Credential Certification: Fabrizio Lucarelli (fabrizio.lucarelli@asdc.asi.it)

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AGILE is detecting intense gamma-ray emission from the source AGL J2330-5036, at the position (R.A., Dec.) = (352.55, -50.60) deg (J2000); (l, b) = (330.82, -61.90) +/- 0.8 deg (95% stat.) +/- 0.1 deg (syst.), consistent within the error circle with the flat-spectrum radio quasar BZQ J2329-4955 (PKS 2326-502).

Integrating from 2010-11-01 00:00 UT to 2010-11-05 03:00 UT, a maximum likelihood analysis yields a detection at a significance level above 5 sigma and a flux of (220 +/- 70) x 10^-8 ph/cm2/s (E > 100 MeV).

A shorter integration, starting from 2010-11-03 00:00 UT to 2010-11-05 04:00 UT, yields a detection at a significance level around 5 sigma and a flux of (300 +/- 100) x 10^-8 ph/cm2/s (E > 100 MeV).

This source is positionally consistent with the First Fermi-LAT Catalogue source 1FGL J2329.2-4954 (Abdo et al. 2010, ApJS, 188, 405) and with the source reported in the ATel #2783.

This measurement was obtained with AGILE observing a large portion of the sky in a spinning mode.

Multifrequency observations of the AGL J2330-5036 error box are strongly encouraged.