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We propose a 6cm C-band observation of a sub-kpc-scale binary AGN candidate to investigate the true nature of a pair of unresolved radio cores detected with e-MERLIN. Previous integral field spectroscopy of the target presents two velocity components in the narrow emission lines ([OIII] and Hbeta), with flux centroids separated by 0.2 arcseconds (0.8 kpc in projection) and coinciding with the separation and PA of two stellar cores detected in HST optical imaging. Follow-up observations by e-MERLIN show two unresolved radio cores with a similar separation and PA at the centre of the dual stellar cores, suggesting a binary AGN is hosted by two galaxies in the late stages of a merger. Utilizing the high resolution of the EVN we propose to further investigate this binary AGN candidate for signs of a core-jet morphology and further constrain measurements of the separation and brightness temperature of the two components. We request 16 hours of observing time split into two 8-hour runs to cover the low declination source.

This data is part of the archive of VLBI data maintained by JIVE on behalf of the EVN, a network of radio telescopes located primarily in Europe and Asia, with additional antennas in South Africa. The EVN archive itself has the DOI https://doi.org/10.17616/R3Z197