IRAS 19254-7245

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IRAS 19254-7245
DESI Legacy Surveys image of IRAS 19254-7245 (the Superantennae).jpg
IRAS 19254-7245 aka the "Superantennae" as seen by DESI Legacy Surveys.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pavo
Right ascension 19h 31m 21.40s
Declination −72° 39′ 18.0″
Redshift 0.061709
Heliocentric radial velocity 18,500 km/s
Distance 820 Mly (251.41 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (V)0.28
Apparent magnitude  (B)0.37
Characteristics
Type Merger, Sy2
Notable features luminous infrared galaxy
Other designations
AM 1925-0724, IRAS F19254-7245, LEDA 84913, Superantennae, IRAS 19254-7245

IRAS 19254-7245, more commonly referred as the "Superantennae", are a pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation of Pavo. It is located 820 million light years from Earth. [1] It is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy and a Seyfert galaxy.

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Characteristics

IRAS 19254-7245 is classified a galaxy merger. It is made up of two giant gas-rich spiral galaxies with a projected separation of ~ 2 kpc. [2] With a disturbed morphology, the galaxy contains two tidal tails found stretching outwards to a total extend of 350 kiloparsecs (kpc). [2] [3] It is said to represent the nearby galaxy pair, NGC 4038/4039 known as the Antennae Galaxies hence its namesake. However the object is ~ 5 times larger and ~ 10 times more luminous than the pair thus being called the "Superantennae". [4]

The Superantennae also has total molecular gas detection of MH2 = 3.0 x 1010 Msun. [5] It is optically an Seyfert type II galaxy according to Mirabel and colleagues. ISO mid-infrared spectroscopy did detect a presence of an active galactic nucleus, although there is no clear indications of a dominated energy source. [6]

Double nucleus

The two galaxies in the Superantennae system each have a distinctive nucleus. The northern nucleus appears in a post star formation stage but however less luminous when seen in infrared rays. [7] It shows dynamical components like a broad-line component measuring ~ 2000–2500 km s−1 at full width at half maximum (FWHM) connected with the other nucleus, within the galaxy's inner arcmin. Not to mention, the northern nucleus contains high-velocity clouds and narrow components (FWHM < 500 km s−1) associated with its procreator discs. [8]

The southern nucleus of the Superantennae is active when studied at multiple wavelengths. [9] According to observations made by Berta, it shows spectrophotometric characteristics in agreement with young and old stellar populations in the southern nucleus. The two types constitutes ~ 35 and ~ 65 of the mass of the southern galaxy respectively. [2]

Further observations are made on the two nuclei of the Superantennae by Chandra X-ray Observatory. The northern nucleus shows absence of AGN activity. On the other hand, the AGN of the southern nucleus is embedded and is Compton-thick. [10] It has an absorbing column density higher than 1024 cm−2. [6] Furthermore, the southern nucleus has a candidate X-ray source located 8" south of it. The off-point source is found to have a 0.3-10 keV luminosity of ~ 6 x 1040 ergs−1 and is connected with the Superantennae. [10]

Presence of maser emission

The Superantennae is known to show megamaser emission. According to Atacama Large Millimeter Array, an extremely luminous emission line of (6 x 104 LΘ) 183 GHz H2O 31,3 - 22,0. This is interpreted as H2O emission originating in the maser amplification inside warm and dense molecular gas based on its compact nature (≥200 parsecs). [11]

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  10. 1 2 Jia, Jianjun; Ptak, Andrew; Heckman, Timothy M.; Braito, Valentina; Reeves, James (2012-11-01). "A Chandra Observation of the Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy IRAS 19254-7245 (the Superantennae): X-Ray Emission from the Compton-thick Active Galactic Nucleus and the Diffuse Starburst". The Astrophysical Journal. 759 (1): 41. arXiv: 1205.0035 . Bibcode:2012ApJ...759...41J. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/759/1/41. ISSN   0004-637X.
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