Gas and Stars in the Teacup Quasar Looking with the 6-m Telescope
New results on the radio-quiet type 2 quasar, known as the Teacup galaxy (SDSSJ1430+1339), based on the long-slit and 3D spectroscopic data obtained at the Russian 6-m telescope, are presented. The ionized gas giant nebula, which extends up to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Universe |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/9/2/66 |
| Summary: | New results on the radio-quiet type 2 quasar, known as the Teacup galaxy (SDSSJ1430+1339), based on the long-slit and 3D spectroscopic data obtained at the Russian 6-m telescope, are presented. The ionized gas giant nebula, which extends up to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>56</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> kpc in the [O <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">iii</span>] emission line, was mapped with the scanning Fabry–Perot interferometer. The direct estimation of the emission line ratios confirmed that the giant nebula is ionized by the AGN. Stars in the inner <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo><</mo><mn>5</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> kpc are significantly younger than the outer host galaxy and have a solar metallicity. The central starburst age (∼1 Gyr) agrees with possible ages for the galactic merger events and the previous episode of the quasar outflow produced two symmetric arcs visible in the [O <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">iii</span>] emission at the distances <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>=</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 50–55 kpc. The ionized gas velocity field can be fitted by the model of a circular rotating disk significantly inclined or even polar to the stellar host galaxy. |
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| ISSN: | 2218-1997 |