Yet another Giant NIR flare of the FSRQ PKS 2032+107
ATel #8274; L. Carrasco, J. Miramon, A. Porras, E. Recillas, V. Chavushyan, A. Carraminana (INAOE, Mexico)
on 11 Nov 2015; 18:47 UT
Credential Certification: LUIS CARRASCO (carrasco@inaoep.mx)
Subjects: Radio, Infra-Red, Optical, Gamma Ray, Blazar, Quasar
We report on a new recent Giant NIR flare of the intermediate redshift FSRQ PKS2032+107 (z=0.601), cross identified with the source BZQJ 2035+1056 and the Gamma-ray source 2FGLJ2035.4+1058. On October 2nd,2015 (MJD 2457297.78), we found the source with the following fluxes in NIR bands: J = 13.542 +/- 0.05, 12.695 +/- 0.06 and Ks = 11.862 +/- 0.05. These are to be compared with our previous observation on MJD 2457290.72, when the source had, J = 14.833, H = 13.982 and Ks = 13.225. Hence the source has had an increment in flux by a factor of 3, in this lapse. The source is brightest since the time we started monitoring it on MJD 2455412. This source has shown flare activity in the past (see ATEL #7588, #7453 #8043) 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.