"Insights into Properties of Nearest Tidal Disruption Event"

Astronomers have conducted multiwavelength observations of AT 2023clx, the closest tidal disruption event (TDE) to Earth, shedding light on its properties. Located in the galaxy NGC 3799, AT 2023clx is one of the faintest known TDEs, with a peak absolute magnitude of −18.25 mag in the g-band and a maximum bolometric luminosity of 32.4 tredecillion erg/s. It rose to its peak within 10.4 days, making it the fastest rising TDE known to date, and is the result of the tidal disruption of a low-mass, small radius star. The observations provide important insights into the nature of TDEs and the behavior of supermassive black holes.