PDS 456

PDS 456
The quasar PDS 456.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension17h 28m 19.7906s
Declination−14° 15′ 55.816″
Redshift0.185000
Heliocentric radial velocity55,462 km/s
Distance2.177 Gly
Apparent magnitude (V)14.03
Apparent magnitude (B)14.69
Characteristics
TypeQSO
Other designations
QSO B1725-142, IRAS 17254-1413, NVSS J172819-141555, 6dFGS J172819.8-141556

PDS 456 is a relatively nearby radio-quiet quasar located in the constellation of Serpens. This is a luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN) with a redshift of (z) 0.184, first discovered by astronomers conducting the Pico dos Dias survey in 1997. The object is known to have prototypical ionized ultra-fast X-ray outflows and a bolometric luminosity value of 1047 erg s−1.

Description

An extremely bright X-ray flare was detected from PDS 456 in September 2018. Based on observations, it showed a flux increase by a factor 4, including its time-scale doubling and a high level of flare energy, exceeding 1051 erg. In addition, PDS 456 also displayed X-ray emission hardening following the flare. Radio images by very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) found PDS 456 has a complex nucleus described to be radio-emitting, an extended structure and a jet.

In 2019, observations by the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) found PDS 456 to contain kiloparsec-scale molecular outflows. The molecular outflows are estimated to have a mass of 2.5 × 108 M☉ while a value of 290 M☉ yr−1 was calculated for its outflow mass rate. Given its short depletion time, it is estimated the star-formation in PDS 456 would be quenched.

Additionally, disk wind from the accretion disk and signatures of highly ionized gas detected via X-ray broadband spectra of PDS 456, was also present. A supermassive black hole mass of 109.2±0.2 M☉ was estimated for the object.

References

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