NIR Flaring of PKS0736+01
ATel #3304; L. Carrasco, A. Carraminana, A. Porras, E. Recillas, D. Y. Mayya. (INAOE, Mexico)
on 24 Apr 2011; 12:40 UT
Credential Certification: LUIS CARRASCO (carrasco@inaoep.mx)
Subjects: Radio, Infra-Red, Optical, Gamma Ray, >GeV, Request for Observations, AGN, Blazar, Quasar
Referred to by ATel #: 12733
We report on the ongoing NIR flaring of PKS0736+01 (BZQ J0739+0137) a low redshift quasar (z=0.18) also known as CGRaBS J0739+0137. On April 24th, 2011 (JD 2455675.66089), we detected a rather strong NIR source coincident with the radio position. We determined the flux from this object to correspond then to H = 13.162 +/- 0.04. That is 0.6 mag brighter than the flux value previously measured by our group. On JD2455637.7617, we had determine a flux corresponding to H = 13.774 +/- 0.05. Henceforth, this QSO has had a significant increase in flux by a factor of 1.8 in this brief period of time. This object is included in our NIR monitoring program of Gamma Ray bright AGNs. Our observations were carried out with the 2.1m telescope of the Guillermo Haro Observatory of the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (Mexico), equipped with the instrument CANICA a NIR camera. We encourage further multiwavelength coverage of this object.
