IRAS 01003-2238

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IRAS 01003-2238
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IRAS 01003-2238 captured with DESI Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 02m 49.99s
Declination −22° 21′ 57.25″
Redshift 0.117968
Heliocentric radial velocity 35,366 km/s
Distance 1.657 Gly (508.03 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (B)18.62
Absolute magnitude  (V)18.9
Characteristics
Type HII;Sbrst; Sy 2, ULIRG
Notable features Luminous infrared galaxy, Wolf-Rayet galaxy
Other designations
IRAS F01004-2237, LEDA 3095492, NVSS J010249, 222156, F01004-2237

IRAS 01003-2238 also known as IRAS F01004-2237 or simply F01004-2237, is a galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. It is located 1.65 billion light years away from Earth and is a Seyfert galaxy and an ultraluminous infrared galaxy. [1] IRAS 01003-2238 is also classified as a Wolf-Rayet galaxy, making the object one of the most distant known. [2] [3]

Characteristics

IRAS 01003-2238 is the brightest galaxy of a small group. [4] It has two companions located 14.5 arcsec east and 18.5 arcsec southeast respectively. [5] It has an infrared luminosity of 1012.2 Lʘ, [6] and a far-infrared luminosity of 1.9 x 1012 Lʘ. [7] The black hole mass in IRAS 01003-2238 is estimated to be 2.5 x 107 Mʘ. [8]

IRAS 01003-2228 has a star formation rate of > 100 Mʘ yr-1. [8] There are also numerous massive young Wolf-Rayet stars in its nucleus. [9] [8] In addition, the galaxy displays a broad emission band with a rest wavelength of λ ≈ 4660 Á. This is interpreted as arising from a combined effect of around 105 Wolf-Rayet stars of a WN subtype. [10]

Additionally, IRAS 01003-2238 is also an old galaxy merger showing modest distortions but absence of tidal tails when shown at optical wavelengths. [6] Although no traces of radio excess are seen, it is categorized as a Seyfert 2 galaxy according to optical observations. [6] It shows signs of a hidden active galactic nucleus. [11] [12] The radio emission in IRAS 01003-2238 is found similar to radio galaxies with a high intrinsic brightness temperature of T'b ~ 108.1 K. [6]

An optical flare is observed in IRAS 01003-228, [7] [8] with a luminous one recorded in June 2010. [8] Since both helium emission lines are detected in the galaxy following the optical flare, the most likely explanation is a candidate tidal disruption event, where a star wandering close to the black hole is ripped apart by tidal forces. [13] Since then, IRAS 01003-2238 has since gone through another recurring flaring period in September 2021. This time, the flare is ultraviolet bright yet weak in X-rays. [14]

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