Optical and <scp>cm</scp> Follow‐Ups of the Changing‐Look Event in Mkn 590
ABSTRACT The Changing‐Look active galactic nucleus Mkn 590 is currently in a rejuvenated state, exhibiting a contemporaneous flux rise across X‐rays, UV, optical and cm wavelengths. In this study, we present three new optical spectra obtained with the Nordic Optical Telescope, alongside three 1.4 GHz continuum measurements from the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope, acquired since Nov. 2024. We identified a clear increase in the broad hydrogen Balmer line emission in the most recent observational epochs. Additionally, the core radio flux densities appear to track the overall X‐ray variability, suggesting a possible connection between the accretion flow and jet activity. Based on these data, we aim to explore the evolution of the circumnuclear gas in this source and potential links between accretion and ejection activity.
Authors
- Biswaraj Palit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4533-3170)
- Marzena Śniegowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2656-6726)
- Krystian Iłkiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4005-5095)
- A. Różáńska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5275-4096)
- David Homan
- Alex Markowitz
- Abhijeet Borkar
- Swayamtrupta Panda
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute (CZ)
- Gemini South Observatory (CL)
- Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Astronomische Nachrichten
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/asna.70098
- Primary Topic
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Ministry of Education
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki