NIR photometry of the Gamma-Ray source Fermi J0035+6131
ATel #8706; L. Carrasco, E. Recillas, A. Porras, V. Chavushyan, A. Carraminana (INAOE, Mexico)
on 18 Feb 2016; 08:19 UT
Credential Certification: LUIS CARRASCO (carrasco@inaoep.mx)
Subjects: Radio, Infra-Red, Optical, Gamma Ray, AGN, Blazar, Quasar
Following the report by Pivato, Buson and Razzano on the detection of the Gamma-ray source Fermi J0035+6131 (Atel#8554), We have carried out a follow up run in NIR photometric bands. On January 28th, 2016 (MJD 2457415.560), we detected a NIR source at the position of the radio source 87GB003232.7+611352, with the following fluxes; J = 16.810 +/- 0.04, H = 15.644 +/- 0.05 and Ks = 14.861 +/- 0.04. Worth noticing is the fact that, in the 2Mass survey there is no source detected at this position in the sky. This implies that this source has increased its flux by a factor of about 10 since the epoch at which the 2Mass survey was carried out. Our observations confirm that the radio source 87GB003232.7+611352 also known as TXS0032+612 is most likely the radio counterpart of the Gamma-ray one. 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.
