| Proposal ID | 055609 |
| Title | XMM-Newton follow-up observation of the nearest tidal disruption event |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0556090101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-9e588xd |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Ms Pilar Esquej |
| Abstract | The galaxy NGC 3599 is the closest and most recent candidate for the tidaldisruption of a star by a supermassive black hole. It was discovered to be verysoft in the XMM-Newton Slew Survey and follow-up observations have shown thespectrum hardening while the light curve decays with a t$^{-5/3}$ law. Wepropose to observe NGC 3599 with the XMM-Newton EPIC cameras for 40 ks, takingadvantage of their excellent throughput and good spectral resolution, to furtherquantify the spectral evolution of the source and achieve a high significancepoint on the light curve. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2008-12-02T11:27:05Z/2008-12-02T23:34:03Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2010-01-08T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "ngc 3599", "supermassive black hole", "spectral resolution", "tidal disruption", "XMM-Newton", "light curve decays", "spectrum hardening", "}$ law", "spectral evolution", "galaxy ngc 3599", "NGC 3599", "EPIC", "XMM", "light curve", "taking advantage", "tidal disruption event", "xmm newton" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Ms Pilar Esquej, 2010, 'XMM-Newton follow-up observation of the nearest tidal disruption event', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-9e588xd |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |