Recent Swift X-ray Observations of the TDE Candidate AT2020ocn
Abstract
AT2020ocn is a new TDE candidate, at a redshift of 0.0705 (ATEL #13859). It is particularly compelling in that it showed a rising X-ray flux over a period of approximately two weeks, reaching a maximum flux of 2.87e-12 ergs/s/cm^2 in the 0.3-1.5 keV band on 10 July 2020.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- July 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020ATel13863....1M
- Keywords:
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- AGN;
- Black Hole;
- Transient;
- Tidal Disruption Event