The changing-look AGN SDSS J101152.98+544206.4 is returning to a type I state

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Main Authors: Lyu, Bing, Wu, Xue-Bing, Pang, Yuxuan, Wang, Huimei, Zhu, Rui, Fu, Yuming, Wu, Qingwen, Yan, Zhen, Yu, Wenfei, Liu, Hao, Kang, Shi-Ju, Jin, Junjie, Yang, Jinyi, Wang, Feige
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author Lyu, Bing
Wu, Xue-Bing
Pang, Yuxuan
Wang, Huimei
Zhu, Rui
Fu, Yuming
Wu, Qingwen
Yan, Zhen
Yu, Wenfei
Liu, Hao
Kang, Shi-Ju
Jin, Junjie
Yang, Jinyi
Wang, Feige
author_facet Lyu, Bing
Wu, Xue-Bing
Pang, Yuxuan
Wang, Huimei
Zhu, Rui
Fu, Yuming
Wu, Qingwen
Yan, Zhen
Yu, Wenfei
Liu, Hao
Kang, Shi-Ju
Jin, Junjie
Yang, Jinyi
Wang, Feige
contents Aims. We reported the discovery that a changing-look AGN SDSS J101152.98+544206.4 (J1011+5442 for short) gradually returns to the type 1 state after a short period between 2014 and 2019 in the faint type 1.9 state. Methods. Motivated by the rebrightening in optical and mid-infrared light curves from ZTF and WISE, we obtained the new spectroscopic observations by Xinglong 2.16-m, Lijiang 2.4-m, and MMT 6.5-m optical telescopes in 2024. Results. After changing the optical AGN type from 1 to 1.9 between 2003 and 2015 based on the repeat spectroscopy from the Time Domain Spectroscopic Survey, J1011+5442 returns to its type 1 state in 2024. We detect the significant and very broad Hbeta lines (FWHM > 5000 km/s) based on the new spectra, which suggests that J1011+5442 is in the intermediate state between the dim state in 2015 and the bright state in 2003. The long-term optical and mid-infrared light curves also show a brightening trend between 2019 and 2024 as the broad Hbeta line appears. The time lag of about 100 days between the mid-infrared and optical variability is consistent with the prediction of dust reverberation mapping. Conclusions. The behaviors of the photometric and spectroscopic observations of J1011+5442 are consistent with the argument that the repeating changing-look phenomenon is regulated by the variation of accretion rate.
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spellingShingle The changing-look AGN SDSS J101152.98+544206.4 is returning to a type I state
Lyu, Bing
Wu, Xue-Bing
Pang, Yuxuan
Wang, Huimei
Zhu, Rui
Fu, Yuming
Wu, Qingwen
Yan, Zhen
Yu, Wenfei
Liu, Hao
Kang, Shi-Ju
Jin, Junjie
Yang, Jinyi
Wang, Feige
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Aims. We reported the discovery that a changing-look AGN SDSS J101152.98+544206.4 (J1011+5442 for short) gradually returns to the type 1 state after a short period between 2014 and 2019 in the faint type 1.9 state. Methods. Motivated by the rebrightening in optical and mid-infrared light curves from ZTF and WISE, we obtained the new spectroscopic observations by Xinglong 2.16-m, Lijiang 2.4-m, and MMT 6.5-m optical telescopes in 2024. Results. After changing the optical AGN type from 1 to 1.9 between 2003 and 2015 based on the repeat spectroscopy from the Time Domain Spectroscopic Survey, J1011+5442 returns to its type 1 state in 2024. We detect the significant and very broad Hbeta lines (FWHM > 5000 km/s) based on the new spectra, which suggests that J1011+5442 is in the intermediate state between the dim state in 2015 and the bright state in 2003. The long-term optical and mid-infrared light curves also show a brightening trend between 2019 and 2024 as the broad Hbeta line appears. The time lag of about 100 days between the mid-infrared and optical variability is consistent with the prediction of dust reverberation mapping. Conclusions. The behaviors of the photometric and spectroscopic observations of J1011+5442 are consistent with the argument that the repeating changing-look phenomenon is regulated by the variation of accretion rate.
title The changing-look AGN SDSS J101152.98+544206.4 is returning to a type I state
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16879