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2022ApJ...941..111Z - Astrophys. J., 941, 111 (2022/December-3)

Discovery of a Radio-loud Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy at z = 0.9 Reddened with a Strong 2175 Å Bump.

ZHOU Y., HAO L., JIANG P., PAN X., SUN L., JIN C., DAI X., LIU W., JI T., ZHENG Z., HUANG X., SHI X., WANG Y., XIONG Y. and YANG C.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a broadband spectrophotometric analysis of an unusual quasar, SDSS J160558.86+474300.1, at z = 0.9, found in a systematic search for reddened radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s). J1605+4743 qualifies for the conventional definition of an NLS1 in its permitted emission line widths and Hβ/[O III] flux ratio. It also shows strong Fe II emissions. J1605+4743 has a steep radio spectrum. With a radio loudness of ∼150 (70) before (after) reddening correction, it is among the most radio-loud NLS1s discovered. In addition, the blueshifted emission lines are also found to be weak, suggesting that it can be an exotic “wind-dominated” Seyfert similar to weak-line quasars, especially the ones with strong reddening. As an extreme hybrid central engine, its environment and host galaxy become rather intriguing. We discover in it a proximate 2175 Å absorber with a bump strength similar to the average value of 2175 Å absorbers in the Milky Way, which we suspect can be intrinsic to the quasar. In addition, the quasar seems to have enhanced instead of suppressed star formation at a rate of ≳94 M yr–1. The combination of these unusual properties, i.e., the unique extinction, strong Fe II and [O II] lines, weak [O III], Mg II, and Balmer lines, and large radio loudness, might hold important clues to accretion physics, the formation/destruction of dust grains in the environment of active galactic nuclei, and possibly also the coevolution of supermassive black holes and their host galaxies in general.

Abstract Copyright: © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Active galaxies - Emission line galaxies - Quasar absorption line spectroscopy - Extinction - Radio active galactic nuclei

Simbad objects: 18

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