Published 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

Photometric study of the blazar OJ287

  • 1. Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia, Sofia (Bulgaria)

Description

We present the results from observations of the blazar OJ 287 in the B, V, R and I bands during December 2015 - February 2020. The obtained light curve of OJ 287 showed long-term timescale variability with a large amplitude. We found untypical variations in the color indexes (B-V) and (V-R) in short-term period. A dominating black body radiation from the accretion disc and the Broad-Line Region (BLR) emission lines appearance in the blazar spectrum might be the probable reasons for these variations. Key Words: AGN, astronomy, blazar, observations, photometry. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from: https://www.bjp-bg.com/papers/bjp2021_3_276-286.pdf

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Bulgarian Journal of Physics (Print)
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 276-286
ISSN
1310-0157

INIS

Country of Publication
Bulgaria
Country of Input or Organization
Bulgaria
INIS RN
54032427
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; ASTRONOMY; BLACKBODY RADIATION; GALAXY NUCLEI; PHOTOMETRY; SPECTRA; VARIATIONS; VISIBLE RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
BNSF grant DN18/10-11.12.2017 and National RI Roadmap Project D01-383/18.12.2020
Notes
4 figs., 2 tabs., 12 refs.