Black hole masses of BL Lac objects
J. K. Kotilainen, R. Falomo, A. Treves
Abstract
The correlation between black hole mass M(BH) and the central stellar velocity dispersion sigma in nearby elliptical galaxies affords a novel way to determine M(BH) in active galaxies. We report on measurements of sigma from optical spectra of 7 BL Lac host galaxies. The range of sigma (160 - 290 km/s) corresponds to estimated M(BH) of 5 x 107 - 9 x 108 Mo. The average ratio of M(BH) to the host galaxy mass is 1.4 x 10-3, consistent with that estimated in other active and inactive galaxies. The range of sigma and M(BH) of the BL Lacs are similar to those obtained for low redshift radio galaxies, in good agreement with the predictions of the unified models for radio-loud active galaxies.
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