| Canonical Name: | MS 1221.8+2452 |
| TeVCat Name: | TeV J1224+246 |
| Other Names: | RGB J1224+246 |
| Source Type: | HBL |
| R.A.: | 12 24 24.2 (hh mm ss) |
| Dec.: | +24 36 24 (dd mm ss) |
| Gal Long: | 233.95 (deg) |
| Gal Lat: | 83.42 (deg) |
| Distance: | z=0.218 |
| Flux: | 0.04 (Crab Units) |
| Energy Threshold: | 200 GeV |
| Spectral Index: | |
| Extended: | No |
| Discovery Date: | 2013-05 |
| Discovered By: | MAGIC |
| TeVCat SubCat: | Newly Announced |
Source Notes:
Statistical Significance (provided for "Newly Announced" Sources):
- From
Cortina for the MAGIC Collaboration (2013):
"The preliminary analysis of these data resulted in the detection of
MS1221.8+2452 with a statistical significance of more than 5 standard
deviations."
Source Position:
From
Cortina for the MAGIC Collaboration (2013):
- R.A. (J2000): 12 24 24.2
- Dec. (J2000): +24 36 24
- No positional uncertainty is quoted
- The position coincides with that provided for this source by
NED
Seen by: MAGIC
-
On the redshift of TeV BL Lac objects
Paiano, S. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from MS1221.8+2452 with the MAGIC telescopes
Cortina, J. for the MAGIC Collaboration, The Astronomer's Telegram 5038 p1 (2013) [LINK]
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