H{beta} and V-band light curves of NGC 4051

The primary goal of this campaign was to obtain either new or improved H{beta} reverberation lag measurements for several relatively low luminosity active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We feature results for NGC 4051 here because, until now, this object has been a significant outlier from AGN scaling relationships, e.g., it was previously a ~2-3{sigma} outlier on the relationship between the broad-line region (BLR) radius and the optical continuum luminosity - the R_BLR_-L relationship.

Our new measurements of the lag time between variations in the continuum and H{beta} emission line made from spectroscopic monitoring of NGC 4051 lead to a measured BLR radius of R_BLR_=1.87^+0.54^_-0.50_ light days and black hole mass of M_BH_=(1.73^+0.55^_-0.52_)x10^6^M_{sun}_. We also present a preliminary look at velocity-resolved H{beta} light curves and time delay measurements, although we are unable to reconstruct an unambiguous velocity-resolved reverberation signal.