Nuclear Activity and Host Galaxy Properties of Low-Luminosity AGN Identified from VLA Observations

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract Low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGN; Lbol < 1042 erg s−1) may comprise a significant fraction of the local AGN population, yet their weak emission makes them difficult to detect. In this paper, we analyse 38 LLAGN identified from a 15 GHz sub-arcsecond Very Large Array survey and assess the effectiveness of X-ray, optical, and infrared wavelengths in identifying LLAGN. We found that optical emission-line diagnostics recovered $84.2^{+15.8}_{-22.9}$% (32/38) of the sample, X-rays detected $63.2^{+25.7}_{-19.6}$% (24/38), and infrared methods only identified $13.2^{+14.5}_{-8.0}$% (5/38), reflecting limited X-ray sensitivity, weak or absent optical lines, and strong host galaxy contamination in the infrared. Compared to Swift–BAT AGN, our LLAGN are ~ 4.1 dex fainter in bolometric luminosity (log Lbol ≈ 39.3 - 41.9 erg s−1), host smaller black holes (~0.7 dex lower), and accrete at much lower rates (log λEdd ≈ -6.5 to -1.3, i.e., ~ 4.2 dex lower). Host galaxies span a broad range of morphologies, from disk- to bulge-dominated, with a subset exhibiting prominent bulges, potentially representing systems where nuclear activity has faded while the bulge remains dominant. LLAGN also reside in galaxies with lower stellar masses (~0.3 dex) and suppressed star formation rates (~0.5 dex) relative to Swift–BAT AGN. Overall, LLAGN in our sample systematically host smaller and weakly accreting black holes, residing in galaxies with diverse morphologies, but lower stellar masses and reduced star formation activity, demonstrating the connection between low-level black hole accretion and host galaxy properties in the local Universe.
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Authors M N Rosli, A Annuar
Journal monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Year 2026
DOI
10.1093/mnras/stag951
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https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag951
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