The MASSIVE Survey. XV. A Stellar Dynamical Mass Measurement of the Supermassive Black Hole in Massive Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1453

Liepold, Christopher M.; Quenneville, Matthew E.; Ma, Chung‐Pei; Walsh, Jonelle L.; McConnell, Nicholas J.; Greene, Jenny E.; Blakeslee, John P.

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“…The new SBF distance measurements presented here imply a value of H 0 ∼ 75 km s −1 Mpc −1 , as reported by Verde et al (2019) using the same velocities; the Ma et al (2014) velocities included the velocity field corrections of Mould et al (2000), which lead to a somewhat larger value of H 0 than current best estimates (Blakeslee et al 2021). The new SBF distances obtained here will help reduce one of the major systematic uncertainties in ongoing efforts to determine dynamical masses of BHs in MASSIVE galaxies (e.g., Liepold et al 2020).…”

Section: Massive Galaxies and Black Hole Massessupporting

confidence: 69%

“…Using the homogeneous set of subarcsecond and wide-field IFS and photometric data as constraints, the MASSIVE collaboration is performing dynamical mass modeling of the supermassive BHs (SMBHs), stars, and dark matter components for a sample of MASSIVE galaxies (Liepold et al 2020;Quenneville et al 2021). Accurate and precise distances are essential to measuring the most fundamental properties of massive ETGs and their central BHs, including their masses.…”

Section: The Massive Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The IR SBF distance technique was recently used to measure the stellar dynamical mass of the SMBH in NGC 1453, one of the MASSIVE targets in the current SBF 2 sample (Liepold et al 2020); the 5% SBF distance from this study reported therein was instrumental to the interpretation of the SMBH mass being consistent with the mass and galaxy scaling relations in the potential of that galaxy. Another recent MASSIVE study by Goullaud et al (2018) used the highresolution WFC3/IR F110W images from this study to determine the central luminosity profiles of 35 MASSIVE galaxies, greatly reducing the degeneracy between M/L and BH masses in dynamical orbit modeling.…”

Section: The Massive Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Because RGB stars are very bright in the near-IR, the SBF signal at these wavelengths is very strong and measurable out to ∼100 Mpc with HST (Jensen et al 2001) in modest exposure times. IR SBF with WFC3/IR has now been developed as a technique capable of achieving ∼5% distances out to 70 Mpc in a single HST orbit, as outlined by Jensen et al (2015, hereafter J15) and demonstrated in a few individual cases (Cantiello et al 2018;Liepold et al 2020;Nguyen et al 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuation Distances for MASSIVE and Type Ia Supernova Host Galaxies*

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We measured high-quality surface brightness fluctuation (SBF) distances for a sample of 63 massive early-type galaxies using the WFC3/IR camera on the Hubble Space Telescope. The median uncertainty on the SBF distance measurements is 0.085 mag, or 3.9% in distance. Achieving this precision at distances of 50–100 Mpc required significant improvements to the SBF calibration and data analysis procedures for WFC3/IR data. Forty-two of the galaxies are from the MASSIVE Galaxy Survey, a complete sample of massive galaxies within ∼100 Mpc; the SBF distances for these will be used to improve the estimates of the stellar and central supermassive black hole masses in these galaxies. Twenty-four of the galaxies are Type Ia supernova hosts, useful for calibrating SN Ia distances for early-type galaxies and exploring possible systematic trends in the peak luminosities. Our results demonstrate that the SBF method is a powerful and versatile technique for measuring distances to galaxies with evolved stellar populations out to 100 Mpc and constraining the local value of the Hubble constant.

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“…A Schwarzschild code with triaxial symmetry was published by van den Bosch et al (2008), which has been used for modelling black holes in axially symmetric and triaxial systems (e.g. van den Bosch & de Zeeuw 2010; van den Bosch et al 2012;Seth et al 2014;Liepold et al 2020).…”

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Dynamical modelling of the twisted galaxy PGC 046832

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Krajnović

Emsellem

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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We analyse VLT/MUSE observations of PGC 046832, the brightest cluster galaxy of Abell 3556. The velocity structure of this galaxy is startling and shows two reversals in sign along the minor axis, and one along the major axis. We use triaxial Schwarzschild models to infer the intrinsic shape, central black hole mass and orbit distribution of this galaxy. The shape determination suggests that the galaxy is highly triaxial in the centre (almost prolate) but has a low triaxiality (almost oblate) in the outer parts. The orbit distribution of the best-fit Schwarzschild model shows that the kinematic reversal along the projected minor axis is driven by a slight asymmetry in the distribution and amount of long axis tubes in the inner parts. The kinematic reversals along the projected major axis are driven by a high fraction of counter-rotating orbits at intermediate radii in the galaxy. Using chemical tagging of orbits in the Schwarzschild model, we do not find evidence for any association of these orbits with specific stellar population parameters. Although the inner part of the galaxy almost certainty formed through one or more dry mergers producing the prolate shape, the outer parts are consistent with both accretion and in situ formation. While axisymmetric models suggests the presence of a supermassive black hole with mass ∼6 × 109M⊙and ∼1010M⊙(with Schwarzschild and Jeans modelling, resp), triaxial Schwarzschild models provide only an upper limit of ∼2 × 109M⊙.

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Unveiling the Universe with emerging cosmological probes

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The detection of the accelerated expansion of the Universe has been one of the major breakthroughs in modern cosmology. Several cosmological probes (Cosmic Microwave Background, Supernovae Type Ia, Baryon Acoustic Oscillations) have been studied in depth to better understand the nature of the mechanism driving this acceleration, and they are being currently pushed to their limits, obtaining remarkable constraints that allowed us to shape the standard cosmological model. In parallel to that, however, the percent precision achieved has recently revealed apparent tensions between measurements obtained from different methods. These are either indicating some unaccounted systematic effects, or are pointing toward new physics. Following the development of CMB, SNe, and BAO cosmology, it is critical to extend our selection of cosmological probes. Novel probes can be exploited to validate results, control or mitigate systematic effects, and, most importantly, to increase the accuracy and robustness of our results. This review is meant to provide a state-of-art benchmark of the latest advances in emerging “beyond-standard” cosmological probes. We present how several different methods can become a key resource for observational cosmology. In particular, we review cosmic chronometers, quasars, gamma-ray bursts, standard sirens, lensing time-delay with galaxies and clusters, cosmic voids, neutral hydrogen intensity mapping, surface brightness fluctuations, stellar ages of the oldest objects, secular redshift drift, and clustering of standard candles. The review describes the method, systematics, and results of each probe in a homogeneous way, giving the reader a clear picture of the available innovative methods that have been introduced in recent years and how to apply them. The review also discusses the potential synergies and complementarities between the various probes, exploring how they will contribute to the future of modern cosmology.

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The MASSIVE Survey. XV. A Stellar Dynamical Mass Measurement of the Supermassive Black Hole in Massive Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1453

Cited by 36 publications

References 76 publications

Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuation Distances for MASSIVE and Type Ia Supernova Host Galaxies*

Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuation Distances for MASSIVE and Type Ia Supernova Host Galaxies*

Dynamical modelling of the twisted galaxy PGC 046832

Unveiling the Universe with emerging cosmological probes

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