2004A&A...413..139G -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 413, 139-144 (2004/1-1)
The XMM-Newton view of NGC 6251.
GLIOZZI M., SAMBRUNA R.M., BRANDT W.N., MUSHOTZKY R. and ERACLEOUS M.
Abstract (from CDS):
We report on the nuclear X-ray properties of the radio galaxy
NGC 6251 observed with XMM-Newton. NGC 6251 is a well-known radio galaxy with intermediate FRI/II radio properties. It is optically classified as a Seyfert 2 and hosts a supermassive black hole with mass ∼6x10
8M
☉. The 0.4-10keV EPIC pn continuum is best fitted by two thermal components (kT∼0.5 and 1.4keV, respectively), plus a power law with photon index Γ∼1.9 absorbed by a column density N
H∼5x10
20/cm2. We confirm the previous ASCA detection of a strong iron line. The line, resolved in the EPIC pn spectrum, is adequately fitted with a broad (σ∼0.6keV) Gaussian at rest-frame energy 6.4keV with EW∼220eV. We also detect, for the first time, short-term, low-amplitude variability of the nuclear flux on a timescale of a few ks. The spectral properties argue in favor of the presence of a standard accretion disk, ruling out the base of the jet as the sole origin of the X-rays. The moderate X-ray luminosity and lack of strong intrinsic absorption suggest that
NGC 6251 is a ``pure'' type 2 AGN which lacks a broad-line region.
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Journal keyword(s):
galaxies: active - galaxies: nuclei - X-rays: galaxies
Simbad objects:
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