On-going optical activity of 3C 279
Abstract
Regular photometric monitoring of the flat-spectrum radio quasar 3C 279 (FK5 coordinates: RA 12 56 11.167, DEC -05 47 21.52 (J2000); Redshift 0.5632 (Marziani et al. 1996, ApJS, 104, 37)) is done as part of the long-term AGN monitoring program of the Naturwissenschaftliches Labor fuer Schueler am Friedrich-Koenig-Gymnasium (FKG) and the Universitaet Wuerzburg with the 0.5m telescope at the Hans-Haffner-Sternwarte in Hettstadt (Germany).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- February 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018ATel11354....1R
- Keywords:
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- AGN;
- Quasar