The present NIR Flare of the Blazar AO 0235+164
ATel #8044; L. Carrasco, A. Porras, E. Recillas, V. Chavushyan, A. Carraminana (INAOE, Mexico)
on 12 Sep 2015; 03:44 UT
Credential Certification: LUIS CARRASCO (carrasco@inaoep.mx)
Subjects: Radio, Infra-Red, Optical, Gamma Ray, AGN, Gamma-Ray Burst, Quasar
Following the recent report of renewed activity in Gamma Rays of the high redshift Blazar (z=0.94) AO 0235+164 by Ciprini (ATEL #7975), we observed the object on Sept 6th, 2015 (MJD 2457271.9645), and found it on high luminosity state. The NIR fluxes were then: J = 14.299 +/- 0.03 H = 13.282 +/- 0.03 and Ks = 12.443 +/- 0.04. These values are to be compared with our previous observations on MJD 2457064.63 when the fluxes corresponded to J = 15.598, H = 14.666 and Ks = 13.566. Hence, the object shows an increment of about 1.3 magnitudes in this lapse. 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 strongly encourage further multiwavelength coverage.
