A new NIR Flare of the Blazar PKS0454-234
ATel #8045; L. Carrasco, A. Porras, E. Recillas, V. Chavushyan, A. Carraminana (INAOE, Mexico)
on 12 Sep 2015; 15:14 UT
Credential Certification: LUIS CARRASCO (carrasco@inaoep.mx)
Subjects: Radio, Infra-Red, Optical, Gamma Ray, TeV, VHE, AGN, Blazar, Quasar
We report on the recent Giant NIR flare of the high redshift blazar PKS0454-234 (z=1.003), cross identified with the source BZQJ 0454-2324 and the Gamma-ray source 2FGLJ0457.0-2325. On September 7th,2015 (MJD 2457272.987), we found the source with the following fluxes in NIR bands: J = 13.751 +/- 0.07, H = 12.962 +/- 0.02 and Ks = 11.910 +/- 0.08. These are to be compared with our previous observation on MJD 2456729 , when the source had H = 15.061. Hence the source has had a flux increment of a factor of 7 in this lapse. The source has shown flare activity in the past (see ATEL #3722,#4647, #5583) 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.
