SDSS J1619 with blue-shifted broad components in Hα and in [O~ iii] having similar line width and velocity shifts: a recoiling SMBH candidate?
Abstract
In this Letter, we report a potential candidate of recoiling supermassive black hole (rSMBH) in SDSS J1619 based on similar velocity shifts and line widths of the blue-shifted broad components in Hα and [O~ iii] doublet. The measured line width ratio between blue-shifted broad Hα and broad [O~ iii] line is 1.06, if compared with common values around 5.12 for normal Type-1 AGN, indicating different properties of the blue-shifted broad components in SDSS J1619 from those of normal QSOs. The virial BH mass MBHr derived from the broad Hα is consistent with the mass expected from the MBH-σ relation. The similar velocity shifts and line widths of the blue-shifted broad components in Hα and [O~ iii] and the virial BH mass derived from the Hα broad line emissions that is consistent with the mass expected from the MBH-σ~ relation, can be explained by a rSMBH scenario. Besides the rSMBH scenario, either the similar line widths of the blue-shifted broad components in Hα and in [O~ iii] or the consistency between the virial BH mass and the mass expected from the MBH-σ~ relation cannot be explained by the other proposed models in SDSS J1619.
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