Fermi LAT detection of increasing gamma-ray activity of blazar PKS 0454-234
Author(s)
Hays, E.
Date Issued
2009-01-01
Mission(s)
Other
Abstract
The Large Area Telescope (LAT), one of two instruments on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly GLAST, launched June 11, 2008), has observed a continuous and increasing trend in the gamma-ray flux from a source positionally consistent with the blazar PKS 0454-234 (Position J2000.0 RA 04h57m03.2s, Dec -23d24m52s, Johnston, K. J et al., 1995, AJ, 110,880J, redshift 1.003, M. Stickel et al., 1989A&AS, 80, 103S).