The cepheid distance to the seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4151

W. Yuan, M. M. Fausnaugh, S. L. Hoffmann, L. M. Macri, B. M. Peterson, M. C. Bentz, J. S. Brown, E. Dalla Bontà, R. I. Davies, G. de Rosa, L. Ferrarese, C. J. Grier, A. G. Riess, E. K.S. Hicks, C. A. Onken, R. W. Pogge, T. Storchi-Bergmann, M. Vestergaard

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Abstract

We derive a distance of 15.8 ± 0.4 Mpc to the archetypal Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4151 based on the near-infrared Cepheid period–luminosity relation and new Hubble Space Telescope multiband imaging. This distance determination, based on measurements of 35 long-period (P > 25 days) Cepheids, will support the absolute calibration of the supermassive black hole mass in this system, as well as studies of the dynamics of the feedback or feeding of its active galactic nucleus.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number26
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume902
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 10 2020

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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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  • HST opt. & H-band obs. of Cepheids in NGC4151

    Yuan, W. (Creator), Fausnaugh, M. M. (Creator), Hoffmann, S. L. (Creator), Macri, L. M. (Creator), Peterson, B. M. (Creator), Bentz, M. C. (Creator), Brown, J. S. (Creator), Dalla Bontà, B. E. (Contributor), Davies, R. I. (Creator), de Rosa, R. G. (Contributor), Ferrarese, L. (Creator), Grier, C. J. (Creator), Riess, A. G. (Creator), Hicks, E. K. S. (Contributor), Onken, C. A. (Creator), Pogge, R. W. (Creator), Storchi-Bergmann, T. (Creator), Vestergaard, M. (Creator), Peterson, B. M. (Creator), Bentz, M. C. (Creator), Davies, R. I. (Creator), De Rosa, G. (Creator), Grier, C. J. (Creator), Pogge, R. W. (Creator) & Vestergaard, M. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 2022

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