| Canonical Name: | RGB J0710+591 |
| TeVCat Name: | TeV J0710+591 |
| Other Names: | QSO B0706+591,
1H 0658+595,
RX J0710.5+5908,
1FGL J0710.6+5911 |
| Source Type: | HBL |
| R.A.: | 07 10 26.4 (hh mm ss) |
| Dec.: | +59 09 00 (dd mm ss) |
| Gal Long: | 157.39 (deg) |
| Gal Lat: | 25.42 (deg) |
| Distance: | z=0.125 |
| Flux: | 0.03 (Crab Units) |
| Energy Threshold: | 300 GeV |
| Spectral Index: | 2.69 |
| Extended: | No |
| Discovery Date: | 2009-02 |
| Discovered By: | VERITAS |
| TeVCat SubCat: | Default Catalog |
Source Notes:
Source position and its uncertainty:
From
Acciari et al. (2010):
- RA (J2000): 07h 10m 26.4s +/- 2.4s (stat)
- Dec (J2000): 59d 09' 00" +/- 36"
- the systematic error is 90"
Spectral Index:
From
Acciari et al. (2010):
- 2.69 +/- 0.26(stat) +/- 0.20(syst)
Distance:
- the redshift of z = 0.125 comes from
Giommi et al. (1991)
Seen by: VERITAS
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Electron-proton co-acceleration on relativistic shocks in extreme-TeV blazars
Zech, Andreas and Lemoine, Martin, arXiv e-prints parXiv:2108.12271 (2021) [LINK]
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Extragalactic background light models and GeV-TeV observation of blazars
Singh, K.K. and Meintjes, P.J., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2004.01933 (2020) [LINK]
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Intrinsic GeV-TeV gamma-ray emission from EHSP blazars
Singh, K.K. et al., International Cosmic Ray Conference 36 p603 (2019) [LINK]
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Unravelling the unusually curved X-ray spectrum of RGB J0710+591 using AstroSat observations
Goswami, Pranjupriya et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:1912.04541 (2019) [LINK]
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X-ray Flux and Spectral Variability of Six TeV Blazars with NuSTAR
Pandey, A. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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The NuSTAR view on Hard-TeV BL Lacs
Costamante, L. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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A hadronic origin for ultra-high-frequency-peaked BL Lac objects
Cerruti, M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2014) [LINK]
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The Blazar Emission Environment: Insight from Soft X-ray Absorption
Furniss, A. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2013) [LINK]
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EGMF Constraints from Simultaneous GeV-TeV Observations of Blazars
Taylor, A.M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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VHE Blazar Discoveries with VERITAS
Wystan Benbow for the VERITAS Collaboration, ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Hard MeV-GeV spectra of blazars
Katarzynski, K., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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The Discovery of Gamma-Ray Emission from the Blazar RGB J0710+591
Acciari, V.A. et al., ApJ 715 pL49-L55 (2010) [LINK]
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VERITAS Discovery of VHE Gamma-Ray Emission from BL Lac object RGB J0710+591
Ong, R. A., for the VERITAS Collaboration, The Astronomers' Telegram 1941 (2009) [LINK]
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