TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62723 [ 2020TNSTR.618....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-25 02:51:25
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2020dht
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-20cj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:53:12.461 (208.30192) DEC = -40:21:49.57 (-40.36377)
Discovery date: 2020-02-24 05:02:24.000 (JD=2458903.71)

Potential host galaxy: PGC587284

Remarks: Present in several epochs, unknown redshift, blue host galaxy

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-02-24 05:02:24.000
Flux: 17.8 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-02-14 07:55:12
Limiting flux: 17.3 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020dht