A pair of Seyferts identified from a ROSAT bright source

Citation
Jh. Wu et al., A pair of Seyferts identified from a ROSAT bright source, ASTRON ASTR, 379(3), 2001, pp. 860-863
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
14320746 → ACNP
Volume
379
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
860 - 863
Database
ISI
SICI code
1432-0746(200112)379:3<860:APOSIF>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We report the discovery of a pair of Seyfert galaxies identified in the ROS AT bright source, 1RXS J000306.3-041932. The two Seyferts have the same red shift of 0.106. The angular distance between them is similar to 23 ", corre sponding to a projected separation of similar to 73 kpc, and suggesting an interacting system. We argue, from its weak IR emission and relatively larg e nuclear separation, that the system is an example of the interaction betw een AGNs, rather than interaction-triggered AGN activity.