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arxiv: 2606.06595 · v1 · pith:BZEDSRJ5new · submitted 2026-06-04 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE · astro-ph.GA

VLA Observations Confirm AT 2023mfm as an Off-nuclear Tidal Disruption Event

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We report new radio observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT 2023mfm, which we identified as a high-confidence candidate in a systematic search for off-nuclear TDEs. High-resolution NSF Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array C-band (6 GHz) imaging resolves two radio sources: one consistent with the host-galaxy nucleus and one offset by $0.651\pm0.036^{\prime\prime}$ ($1.06\pm0.06$ kpc), consistent with the Zwicky Transient Facility and Pan-STARRS1 positions of AT 2023mfm. These observations confirm the off-nuclear nature of AT 2023mfm, demonstrating the power of high-resolution radio imaging to validate off-nuclear TDE candidates and reveal hidden off-nuclear massive black holes.

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