TNS Classification Report No. 12338 [ 2022TNSCR1156....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-05-01 23:38:05
Sender: Yuhan Yao
Group: ZTF

Yuhan Yao (Caltech), Suvi Gezari (STScI), Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden), Erica Hammerstein (UMD), Jean Somalwar (Caltech) report/s a classification of object: TDE 2022gri

Type: TDE
Redshift: 0.028

Remarks: AT2022gri/ZTF20aahmtso is a nuclear transient selected from ZTF. The ZTF+ATLAS forced photometry light curve suggests a long rise time of >50 days and persistent blue colors. An optical spectrum obtained on 2022 April 22 shows galaxy absorption lines at z=0.028 and a blue continuum, which suggests that AT2022gri is probably a nearby TDE.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2022-02-22 03:29:57
Instrument: DBSP
Telescope: Palomar 5.1m Hale

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022gri