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Released: 2024-03-11 15:49:23
Radio observations of nearby TDE AT2024bgz/ZTF24aaecooj
Walter W. Golay (Harvard), Kate D. Alexander (Arizona), Edo Berger (Harvard), T. Laskar (Utah), Collin T. Christy (Ar...
Related Objects:
2024bgz [ZTF24aaecooj]
RA, DEC:09:44:04.764, -04:12:04.89
(146.019851, -4.201358)
Redshift:0.0585
Type:TDE
Related Notes:
We report new radio observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT2024bgz/ZTF24aaecooj.
Released: 2024-02-15 07:22:43
Re-Classification of AT 2020afhd as a Bowen Fluorescence Flare at z=0.027
Iair Arcavi, Sara Faris (TAU), Megan Newsome (UCSB/LCO), Marzena Sniegowska, Benny Trakhtenbrot (TAU)
Source Group: StarDestroyers
Keywords: TDE, Transient, AGN
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2020afhd [ZTF20abwtifz]
RA, DEC:03:13:35.700, -02:09:06.37
(48.398750, -2.151769)
Redshift:0.027
Type:TDE
Related Notes:
We re-classify AT 2020afhd as a Bowen Fluorescence Flare (BFF) at z=0.027 given its spectral features in a new Las Cumbres Observatory Floyds spectrum, which are more consistent with those seen in ...
Released: 2024-02-06 18:02:55
ZTF discovery of the second flare from the tidal disruption event AT2022dbl
Yuhan Yao, Ryan Chornock, Natalie LeBaron (UC Berkeley), Erica Hammerstein (UMD), Vikram Ravi, Jean Somalwar (Caltech...
Source Group: ZTF
Keywords: TDE, Optical, Time-domain
Related Objects:
2022dbl
RA, DEC:12:20:45.010, +49:33:04.68
(185.187540, 49.551300)
Redshift:0.0284
Type:TDE
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2020vdq
RA, DEC:10:08:53.440, +42:43:00.23
(152.222667, 42.716731)
Redshift:0.044
Type:TDE
Related Notes:
We report ZTF discovery of the second flare from the TDE AT2022dbl.
Released: 2024-02-03 21:44:04
Classification of AT2020afhd / ZTF20abwtifz as a tidal disruption event and report of Swift XRT detection at z = 0.024
E. Hammerstein (UMD), R. Chornock (Berkeley), S. Gezari (STScI), Y. Yao (Berkeley) on behalf of the ZTF TDE Science W...
Source Group: ZTF
Related Objects:
2020afhd [ZTF20abwtifz]
RA, DEC:03:13:35.700, -02:09:06.37
(48.398750, -2.151769)
Redshift:0.027
Type:TDE
We report the classification of the optical transient ZTF20abwtifz/AT2020afhd (RA = 03:13:35.67, Dec = -02:09:06.21, z = 0.024) as a tidal disruption event (TDE) due to its persistent blue optical ...
Released: 2023-12-21 20:27:18
Classification of the optical transient ZTF23abohtqf/AT2023xen as a tidal disruption event at z=0.1335
Jean Somalwar (Caltech), Ryan Chornock (Berkeley), Vikram Ravi (Caltech), Yuhan Yao (Berkeley), Erica Hammerstein (UM...
Keywords: TDE
We report the classification of the optical transient ZTF23abohtqf/AT2023xen (RA = 07:52:12.679, Dec = +37:21:34.15, z = 0.1335) as a tidal disruption event (TDE) due to its persistent blue optical...
Released: 2023-12-12 22:22:00
Classification of the optical transient ZTF23abgnxfv/AT2023tmq as a tidal disruption event at z=0.0779
Jean Somalwar (Caltech), Ryan Chornock (Berkeley), Vikram Ravi (Caltech), Yuhan Yao (Caltech), on behalf of the ZTF T...
Keywords: TDE
Related Objects:
2023tmq [ZTF23abgnxfv]
RA, DEC:09:19:05.890, +13:26:52.80
(139.774542, 13.448000)
Redshift:
Type:TDE
We report the classification of the optical transient ZTF23abgnxfv/AT2023tmq as a tidal disruption event (TDE) due to its persistent blue optical colors and follow-up optical spectroscopy.
Released: 2023-12-01 01:16:54
Classification of ZTF23abaujuy/AT2023rvb as a tidal disruption event at z=0.0815
E. Hammerstein (UMD), R. Chornock (Berkeley), W. Jacobson-Galan (Berkeley), H. Sears (Northwestern), V. Ravi (Caltech...
Source Group: ZTF
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2023rvb [ZTF23abaujuy]
RA, DEC:19:21:12.547, -22:38:39.61
(290.302280, -22.644335)
Redshift:0.0815
Type:TDE
We report the classification of the optical transient ZTF23abaujuy/AT2023rvb (RA = 19:21:12.55, Dec = -22:38:39.60, z = 0.0815) as a tidal disruption event (TDE) due to its persistent blue optical ...
Released: 2023-10-19 18:59:37
ZTF23abgcesw/AT2023ugy: a Tidal Disruption Event at z=0.106
Yuhan Yao, Raffaella Margutti (UC Berkeley), Yujing Qin (Caltech)
Source Group: ZTF
Keywords: TDE, Optical
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2023ugy
RA, DEC:21:40:44.020, +21:00:58.57
(325.183417, 21.016269)
Redshift:0.106
Type:TDE
We report the classification of the optical transient ZTF23abgcesw/AT2023ugy as a tidal disruption event (TDE) at z=0.106.
Released: 2023-10-12 11:46:27
Radio observations of Tidal Disruption Event AT2023mfm
Walter W. Golay (Harvard), Yvette Cendes (Harvard), Kate D. Alexander (Arizona), Edo Berger (Harvard), Tarraneh Eftek...
Related Objects:
2023mfm
RA, DEC:21:37:27.961, -04:20:43.16
(324.366505, -4.345322)
Redshift:0.087
Type:TDE
Related Notes:
Released: 2023-09-18 16:22:16
AT2023mfm: a Tidal Disruption Event at z=0.087
Ryan Chornock, Yuhan Yao, Natalie LeBaron (UC Berkeley), Huei Sears (Northwestern), Matt Nicholl (QUB), Evan Ridley (...
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2023mfm [ZTF23aapyidj]
RA, DEC:21:37:27.961, -04:20:43.16
(324.366505, -4.345322)
Redshift:0.087
Type:TDE
We report the classification of the optical transient ZTF23aapyidj/AT2023mfm as a tidal disruption event (TDE) at z=0.087.
Released: 2023-04-28 22:19:41
AT2023cvb: a Tidal Disruption Event at z=0.071
Yuhan Yao (Caltech), Yujing Qin (Caltech), Muryel Guolo (JHU)
Source Group: ZTF
Related Objects:
2023cvb [ZTF23aadcbay]
RA, DEC:19:14:25.680, +41:40:09.28
(288.607000, 41.669243)
Redshift:0.071
Type:TDE
We classify AT2023cvb as a tidal disruption event at z=0.071.
Released: 2023-02-28 17:15:49
A possible AMI-LA radio detection of the Tidal Disruption Event AT 2023clx
Itai Sfaradi (HUJI), Assaf Horesh (HUJI), Joe Bright (Oxford), Rob Fender (Oxford), Lauren Rhodes (Oxford), Dave Gree...
Keywords: TDE, Radio, Transient
Related Objects:
2023clx
RA, DEC:11:40:09.397, +15:19:38.54
(175.039152, 15.327374)
Redshift:
Type:TDE
Released: 2022-10-24 19:33:20
AT2022lri/ZTF22abajudi: ZTF and Swift Discovery of a Tidal Disruption Event at z=0.032 with Bright X-ray Emission
Yuhan Yao, Jean Somalwar, Robert Stein (Caltech), Suvi Gezari (STScI), Erica Hammerstein (UMD), Sjoert van Velzen (Le...
Source Group: ZTF
Related Objects:
2022lri [ZTF22abajudi]
RA, DEC:02:20:08.009, -22:43:15.42
(35.033371, -22.720950)
Redshift:0.032
Type:TDE
We report the discovery and classification of AT2022lri/ZTF22abajudi, a UV and X-ray bright tidal disruption event in a galaxy at z=0.032.
Released: 2022-05-07 12:27:30
Classification of AT2022hvp as a luminous Tidal Disruption Event at z=0.12
M. Fulton, S. Srivastav, S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith, D. R. Young, S. A. Sim, J. Gillanders, T. Moore (Queen's Uni...
Source Group: OxQUB
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2022hvp [ZTF22aagyuao]
RA, DEC:09:54:45.240, +55:26:25.37
(148.688500, 55.440381)
Redshift:0.12
Type:TDE
We report the classification of AT2022hvp as a very luminous TDE at a redshift of z = 0.12, from SNID template matching which is consistent with the photoZ (0.124 +/- 0.0114) of host galaxy SDSS J0...
Released: 2022-05-02 17:27:42
ZTF20aahmtso/AT2022gri: ZTF discovery of a UV-bright tidal disruption event
Yuhan Yao (Caltech), Suvi Gezari (STScI), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden), Erica Hammerstein (UMD), Jean Somalwar (Caltech)
Source Group: ZTF
Related Objects:
2022gri [ZTF20aahmtso]
RA, DEC:07:18:20.778, +33:59:41.58
(109.586576, 33.994882)
Redshift:0.028
Type:TDE
We report the classification of ZTF20aahmtso/AT2022gri, a UV-bright tidal disruption event in a galaxy at z=0.028.
Released: 2022-04-22 16:53:02
Swift X-ray Detection of the Tidal Disruption Event AT2021uvz/ZTF21abmwftm
Yuhan Yao (Caltech), Jean Somalwar (Caltech), Suvi Gezari (STScI), Erica Hammerstein (UMD), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden...
Source Group: ZTF
Keywords: TDE, X-rays, Black Hole
Related Objects:
2021uvz [ZTF21abmwftm]
RA, DEC:17:32:50.506, +33:01:58.40
(263.210441, 33.032888)
Redshift:0.176
Type:TDE
We report Swift/XRT detection of X-ray emission in the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT2021uvz/ZTF21abmwftm.
Released: 2022-03-04 11:38:12
A possible VLA radio detection of the Tidal Disruption Event AT 2022dbl
Itai Sfaradi (HUJI), Assaf Horesh (HUJI), Rob Fender (Oxford)
Keywords: TDE, Radio, Transient
Related Objects:
2022dbl
RA, DEC:12:20:45.010, +49:33:04.68
(185.187540, 49.551300)
Redshift:0.0284
Type:TDE
Related Notes:
Released: 2021-12-08 14:11:54
Radio detection of the TDE AT2021sdu
Kate D. Alexander (Northwestern U.), James Miller-Jones (ICRAR - Curtin), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden U.), Dheeraj Pash...
Keywords: TDE, Transient, Radio, X-rays
Related Objects:
2021sdu [ZTF21abjrysr]
RA, DEC:01:11:23.924, +50:34:29.67
(17.849683, 50.574908)
Redshift:0.059
Type:TDE
We report the detection of evolving radio emission from the TDE AT2021sdu.
Released: 2021-12-08 12:37:21
Radio non-detections of 3 TDEs
Kate D. Alexander (Northwestern U.), Adelle J. Goodwin, James Miller-Jones (ICRAR - Curtin), Sjoert van Velzen (Leide...
Keywords: TDE, Transient, Radio
Related Objects:
2021ehb [ZTF21aanxhjv]
RA, DEC:03:07:47.806, +40:18:40.57
(46.949190, 40.311268)
Redshift:0.018
Type:TDE
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2021mhg [ZTF21abaxaqq]
RA, DEC:00:19:42.900, +29:19:00.70
(4.928750, 29.316861)
Redshift:0.073
Type:TDE
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2021nwa [ZTF21abcgnqn]
RA, DEC:15:53:51.279, +55:35:19.67
(238.463663, 55.588798)
Redshift:0.047
Type:TDE
Related Notes: , ,
We report radio non-detections of three TDEs: AT2021ehb, AT2021mhg, and AT2021nwa.
Released: 2021-10-04 18:24:02
ZTF21abqhkjd/AT2021uqv: an X-ray Bright Tidal Disruption Event
Yuhan Yao (Caltech), Suvi Gezari (STScI), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden University), Erica Hammerstein (UMD), Jean Somalw...
Source Group: ZTF
Keywords: TDE, Time-domain, X-rays
Related Objects:
2021uqv [ZTF21abqhkjd]
RA, DEC:00:32:39.880, +22:32:56.04
(8.166167, 22.548900)
Redshift:0.106
Type:TDE
We report ZTF, Keck, and Swift observations of the X-ray bright tidal disruption event (TDE) ZTF21abqhkjd/AT2021uqv.
Released: 2021-07-01 21:14:00
AT2021ehb/ZTF21aanxhjv: Tidal Disruption Event that is Brightening in the X-rays
Yuhan Yao (Caltech), Murray Brightman (Caltech), Suvi Gezari (STScI), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden University), Erica Ha...
Source Group: ZTF
Keywords: TDE, X-rays, Time-domain
Related Objects:
2021ehb [ZTF21aanxhjv]
RA, DEC:03:07:47.806, +40:18:40.57
(46.949190, 40.311268)
Redshift:0.018
Type:TDE
We report Swift/XRT detection of X-ray emission in the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT2021ehb/ZTF21aanxhjv.
Released: 2021-03-26 13:33:55
ZTF21aanxhjv/AT2021ehb: ZTF discovery of a young, UV-bright tidal disruption event
Suvi Gezari (STScI), Erica Hammerstein (UMD), Yuhan Yao (Caltech), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden), Brad Cenko (NASA/Godda...
Source Group: ZTF
Related Objects:
2021ehb [ZTF21aanxhjv]
RA, DEC:03:07:47.806, +40:18:40.57
(46.949190, 40.311268)
Redshift:0.018
Type:TDE
We report the discovery and classification of ZTF21aanxhjv/AT2021ehb, a young, UV-bright tidal disruption event in a galaxy at z=0.017, still on the rise to peak.
Released: 2021-03-08 19:16:21
UV and X-ray detection of optical tidal disruption event ZTF20acyydkh/AT2021ack
Erica Hammerstein (UMd), Suvi Gezari (UMd), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden), Shri Kulkarni (Caltech), Yuhan Yao (Caltech),...
Source Group: ZTF
Keywords: TDE, Transient
Related Objects:
2021ack [ZTF20acyydkh]
RA, DEC:13:53:09.988, +09:44:25.35
(208.291618, 9.740374)
Redshift:0.133
Type:TDE
We report the UV and X-ray detection of optical tidal disruption event (TDE) ZTF20acyydkh/AT2021ack.
Released: 2021-01-20 18:28:05
Radio detections of TDEs AT2020ksf and AT2020zso
Kate D. Alexander (Northwestern U.), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden U.), James Miller-Jones, Gemma Anderson (Curtin U.), E...
Keywords: TDE, Transient, Radio
Related Objects:
2020ksf
RA, DEC:21:35:27.260, -18:16:35.54
(323.863583, -18.276539)
Redshift:
Type:
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2020zso
RA, DEC:22:22:17.130, -07:15:59.08
(335.571375, -7.266411)
Redshift:0.061
Type:TDE
We report the first radio observations taken as part of a new VLA Large Program dedicated to tidal disruption events (TDEs). We detect faint emission coincident with the TDEs AT2020ksf and AT2020zso.
Released: 2020-10-23 12:12:52
Classification of AT 2020wey / ZTF20acitpfz as a Tidal Disruption Event in a Post-Starburst Galaxy
Iair Arcavi (Tel Aviv U), Jamison Burke (Las Cumbres / UCSB), Irura Nyiha (MIT), and Matt Nicholl (Birmingham)
Source Group: StarDestroyers
Related Objects:
2020wey [ZTF20acitpfz]
RA, DEC:09:05:25.880, +61:48:09.18
(136.357833, 61.802550)
Redshift:0.02738
Type:TDE
We report the classification of AT 2020wey / ZTF20acitpfz as a Tidal Disruption Event
Released: 2020-07-21 19:56:16
ZTF discovery and follow-up of the tidal disruption event candidate ZTF20abisysx / AT2020nov
Sara Frederick (UMd), Suvi Gezari (UMd), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden), Charlotte Ward (UMd), Erica Hammerstein (UMd), S...
Source Group: ZTF
Keywords: TDE, Transient
Related Objects:
2020nov
RA, DEC:16:58:12.970, +02:07:03.04
(254.554042, 2.117511)
Redshift:0.084
Type:TDE
We report the ZTF discovery and classification of ZTF20abisysx / AT2020nov, a candidate tidal disruption event at z = 0.087. The transient was discovered on 2020 Jun 27 with a ZTF magnitude of g = ...

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