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

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  • 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
  • Vestergaard, Marianne
  • Matthew G. Walker
  • Yuzuru Yoshii
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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