NIR flare of the QSO PMNJ2301-0157
ATel #8208; L. Carrasco, J. Miramon, A. Porras, E. Recillas, V. Chavushyan, A. Carraminana (INAOE, Mexico)
on 22 Oct 2015; 18:40 UT
Credential Certification: LUIS CARRASCO (carrasco@inaoep.mx)
Subjects: Radio, Infra-Red, Gamma Ray, AGN, Blazar, Quasar
We report on the recent NIR flare of the high redshift QSO PMNJ2301-0157 (z=0.778), cross identified with the source BZQJ 2301-1058. On September 25th,2015 (MJD 2457290.775), we found the source with the following flux in the NIR band: H = 14.954 +/- 0.07. This is to be compared with our previous observation on MJD 2457273.79, when the source flux corresponded to H = 16.272 +/- 0.07. Hence the source has had a flux increment of a factor 3.4 in this short 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.
