PKS 1127-145

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PKS 1127-145
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The quasar, PKS 1127-145.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Crater
Right ascension 11h 30m 07.0526s
Declination −14° 49′ 27.388″
Redshift 1.180000
Heliocentric radial velocity 353,755 km/s
Distance 8.170 Gly
Apparent magnitude  (V)17.17
Apparent magnitude  (B)16.90
Characteristics
Type Blazar, LPQ, FSRQ
Notable featuresLongest X-ray jet detected in a high redshift quasar
Other designations
INTREF 453, 2E 2471, LEDA 2826758, 4FGL J1129.8-1447, WMAP 157, QSO B1127-1432, PKS 1127-14, OHIO M -146, PMN J1130-1449

PKS 1127-145 is a radio-loud quasar [1] located in the constellation of Crater. This is a Gigahertz Peaked Spectrum object [2] [3] with a redshift of (z) 1.187, [4] first discovered by astronomers in 1966. [5] Its radio spectrum appears to be flat making it a flat-spectrum radio quasar, or an FRSQ in short. [6] [7]

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Description

PKS 1127-145 displays blazar-like behavior. It is known to undergo a period of gamma ray activity, [8] especially in December 2020 where its daily gamma ray flux reached a peak of (E > 100 MeV) of (1.6 ± 0.3) x 10−6 photons cm−2 s−1. [9] Two flares were detected by Fermi-LAT in May and October 2022. [10] [11]

The radio structure of PKS 1127-145 is found complex. A radio image made by the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) shows the object has two components, mainly a bright component and a much weaker component with same brightness temperatures of 1.3 x 1011 Kelvin. No extension is found in northwest direction. [12] There is a presence of a compact core displaying strong increase of flux density [13] with the outermost component being separated into several smaller regions enveloped completely by emission. [9] A stationary feature is also seen located 4 mas from the core via a 22 GHz image taken by VLBI. [14] Circular polarization has also been found in the quasar as well. [15]

X-ray jet

Chandra image of the X-ray jet in PKS 1127-145. A quasar about 10 billion light years from Earth located in the constellation Crater. (2940665417).jpg
Chandra image of the X-ray jet in PKS 1127-145.

An X-ray jet has been discovered in PKS 1127-145 by Chandra X-ray Observatory. [16] With an estimated length of 300 kiloparsecs, this makes the longest one detected so far in any of the high redshift quasars. [17] Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer also revealed a complex structure in the X-ray jet from the core with bright knots of different morphologies. Two of the knots showed changes in their profiles while the other knot is found fainter with presence of X-ray emission scattered over a large area. [18]

A more in-depth analysis of the X-ray jet in PKS 1127-145 showed the inner jet of PKS 1127-145 located from the core is found to be extremely polarized and a parallel magnetic field towards the jet's axis. Upon reaching 18 arcseconds from the core, the jet suddenly bends slightly causing the re-brightening of radio emission. In additional, there is a 90° rotation of the magnetic field suggesting it might be compressed to the plane that is found perpendicular to the axis. [9]

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References

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