BeppoSAX uncovers the hidden Seyfert 1 nucleus in the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC2110

The Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2110 has been observed with BeppoSAX between 0.5 a nd 150keV. The high energy instrument onboard, PDS, hits succeeded in measu ring for the first time the spectrum of this source in the 13-150 keV range . The PDS spectrum, having a photon index Gamma similar or equal to 1.86 is fully compatible with that expected from a Seyfert 1 nucleus. In the frame work of unified models, the harder (Gamma similar or equal to 1.67) 2-10 ke V spectrum is well explained assuming the presence of a complex partial + t otal absorber (N-H similar or equal to 30 x 10(22)cm(-2) x similar to 25% N-H similar to x 10(22)cm(-2) x similar to 100%). The high column density of this complex absorber is consistent both with the FeKalpha line strength and with the detection of an absorption edge at E similar or equal to 7.1 keV in the power-law spectrum.