Herschel observations and a model for IRAS 08572+3915: a candidate for the most luminous infrared galaxy in the local (z < 0.2) Universe

Abstract

We present Herschel photometry and spectroscopy, carried out as part of the Herschel ULIRG survey (HERUS), and a model for the infrared to submillimetre emission of the ultraluminous infrared galaxy IRAS 08572+3915. This source shows one of the deepest known silicate absorption features and no polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission. The model suggests that this object is powered by an active galactic nucleus (AGN) with a fairly smooth torus viewed almost edge-on and a very young starburst. According to our model the AGN contributes about 90% of the total luminosity of 1.1 x 10^13 Lo, which is about a factor of five higher than previous estimates. The large correction of the luminosity is due to the anisotropy of the emission of the best fit torus. Similar corrections may be necessary for other local and high-z analogs. This correction implies that IRAS 08572+3915 at a redshift of 0.05835 may be the nearest hyperluminous infrared galaxy and probably the most luminous infrared galaxy in the local (z < 0.2) Universe. IRAS 08572+3915 shows a low ratio of [CII] to IR luminosity (log L_[CII]/L_{IR} < -3.8) and a [OI]63um to [CII]158um line ratio of about 1 that supports the model presented in this letter.

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