Table · dataset · 2026
AGN flares from ZTF DR23
Listed in IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory)
Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are known to exhibit stochastic variability across a wide range of timescales and wavelengths.
Description
AGN flares are extreme outbursts that deviate from this typical behavior and may trace a range of energetic physical processes. Using 6yr of data from Zwicky Transient Facility Data Release 23, we conduct a systematic search for AGN flares among a sample of well-sampled AGNs and AGN candidates.
We construct two catalogs: the AGN Flare Coarse Catalog, containing 28,504 flares identified via Bayesian blocks and Gaussian processes, and the AGN Flare Refined Catalog, comprising 1984 high-confidence flares selected using stricter criteria. We analyze their spatial distribution, temporal characteristics, host-AGN type, and potential origins. Some flares can be associated with known supernovae, tidal disruption events, or blazars, and a few may be linked to binary black hole mergers or microlensing events.
Links
Where it is published
- Reference page cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/282/13 ↗
landing page · from IVOA Registry
Documentation and papers
- ADS 2026ApJS..282...13H ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2026ApJS..282...13H ↗
publication · from IVOA Registry
Catalogue records · 2
- VOResource record dc.g-vo.org/oai.xml?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=ivo_vor&identifier=ivo%3… ↗
metadata API · from IVOA Registry
- Registry record (GAVO) dc.g-vo.org/I/cds.vizier/j/apjs/282/13 ↗
catalogue entry · from IVOA Registry
Topics
- Stated by source
- Optical
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Inferred from text
- Astronomical sciences 71%
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory) | ivo://cds.vizier/j/apjs/282/13 | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:5101 | enrichment · IVOA Registry | taxonomy-embedding@1.1.0 | title+keywords+description (71%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].ivoa_waveband:optical | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_description |
| license_text | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_title |
| updated_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 |