Is J 133658.3-295105 a Radio Source at z >= 1.0 or at the Distance of M 83?

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dc.creatorDottori, Horacio
dc.creatorDiaz, Ruben J.
dc.creatorMast, Damian
dc.date2008-11-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:16:07Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:16:07Z
dc.descriptionWe present Gemini optical imaging and spectroscopy of the radio source J 133658.3-295105. This source has been suggested to be the core of an FR II radio source with two detected lobes. J 133658.3-295105 and its lobes are aligned with the optical nucleus of M 83 and with three other radio sources at the M 83 bulge outer region. These radio sources are neither supernova remnants nor H II regions. This curious configuration prompted us to try to determine the distance to J 133658.3-295105. We detected H_alpha emission redshifted by ~ 130 km s^-1 with respect to an M 83 H II region 2.5" east-southeast of the radio source. We do not detect other redshifted emission lines of an optical counterpart down to m_i = 22.2 +/- 0.8. Two different scenarios are proposed: the radio source is at z >= 2.5, a much larger distance than the previously proposed lower limit z >= 1.0, or the object was ejected by a gravitational recoil event from the M 83 nucleus. This nucleus is undergoing a strong dynamical evolution, judging from previous three-dimensional spectroscopy.
dc.description6 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0811.4750
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0811.4750
dc.identifierAstron.J.136:2468-2472,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0004-6256/136/6/2468
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/211701
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleIs J 133658.3-295105 a Radio Source at z >= 1.0 or at the Distance of M 83?
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