Transient class · X-ray / UV / optical (+ radio)
Tidal Disruption Event
The flare produced when a star wanders too close to a supermassive black hole and is torn apart by tides, some of its debris blazing as it falls in. TDEs light up otherwise-quiet galactic nuclei for months.
Observed across & involves
Knowledge connections
- Associated withX-ray
- Associated withUltraviolet
- Associated withVisible light
- Associated withRadio
- Associated withSpaghettification
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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