TNS Classification Report No. 10039 [ 2021TNSCR2383....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-07-09 07:15:07
Sender: UCSCTr_Bot1
Group: UCSC

M. R. Siebert, K. Davis, S. Tinyanont, R. J. Foley (UCSC), E. Strasburger (UCB) report/s a classification of object: TDE 2021qxv

Type: TDE
Redshift: 0.183

Remarks: There is a weak emission feature consistent with He II 4686 with a FWHM of 12,000 km/s. At z = 0.183, the peak luminosity is M ~ -19 mag. These observations are consistent with a TDE classification, but further observations are necessary to confirm. ATel: 14766

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2021-07-08 00:00:00
Instrument: LRIS
Telescope: Keck I 10m

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021qxv