Master light curves for the blazars BL Lac and OJ287 are analyzed for periodicities longer than 30 days using a method described in an earlier paper. In BL Lac, a long-term trend described by a harmonic with P = 34 yr and A = 0.7 mJy is observed, as well as a periodic component with P = 7.8 yr and A = 0.6 mJy. The light curve for OJ287 shows a long-period component with P ∼ 11 yr and A ∼ 8 mJy. In neither of these two objects were there significant periodic components with P < 7 yr.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)154-159
Number of pages6
JournalAstronomy Reports
Volume41
Issue number2
StatePublished - Mar 1997

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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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