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  • The MAGIC and Fermi-LAT Collaborations

S5 0716+714 is a well known BL Lac object, and one of the brightest and most active blazars. The discovery in the Very High Energy band (VHE, E > 100 GeV) by MAGIC happened in 2008. In January 2015, the source went through the brightest optical state ever observed, triggering MAGIC follow-up and a VHE detection with ~13σ significance (ATel ]6999). Rich multiwavelength coverage of the flare allowed us to construct the broad-band spectral energy distribution of S5 0716+714 during its brightest outburst. In this work, we will present the preliminary analysis of MAGIC and Fermi-LAT data of the flaring activity in January and February 2015 for the HE (0.1 < HE < 300 GeV) and VHE band, together with radio (Metsähovi, OVRO, VLBA, Effelsberg), sub-millimeter (SMA), optical (Tuorla, Perkins, Steward, AZT-8+ST7, LX-200, Kanata), X-ray and UV (Swift-XRT and UVOT), in the same time-window and discuss the time variability of the multiwavelength light curves during this impressive outburst.

Original languageEnglish
Article number69
Number of pages4
JournalGalaxies
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2016

    Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

    Research areas

  • BL Lacertae objects: individual: S5 0716+714, Galaxies: active, Gamma-rays: galaxies

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