The Mass of the Black Hole in the Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4593 from Reverberation Mapping

Kelly D. Denney, Misty C. Bentz, Bradley M. Peterson, Richard W. Pogge, Edward M. Cackett, Matthias Dietrich, Jeffrey K. J. Fogel, Himel Ghosh, Keith Horne, Charles Kuehn, Takeo Minezaki, Christopher A. Onken, Vladimir I. Pronik, Douglas O. Richstone, Sergey G. Sergeev, Marianne Vestergaard, Matthew G. Walker, Yuzuru Yoshii

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Abstract

We present new observations leading to an improved black hole mass estimate for the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4593 as part of a reverberation-mapping campaign conducted at the MDM Observatory. Cross-correlation analysis of the H_beta emission-line light curve with the optical continuum light curve reveals an emission-line time delay of 3.73 (+-0.75) days. By combining this time delay with the H_beta line width, we derive a central black hole mass of M_BH = 9.8(+-2.1)x10^6 M_sun, an improvement in precision of a factor of several over past results.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer152
TidsskriftAstrophysical Journal
Vol/bind653
Udgave nummer1
ISSN0004-637X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 18 aug. 2006

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