TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196770 [ 2023TNSTR3293....1K ]
Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-17 18:20:58
Date made public:
Sender: GOTO_bot
Reporting Group: GOTO Discovery Data Source: GOTO
T. Killestein, L. Kelsey, E. Wickens, K. Ackley, M. Dyer, F. Jiménez-Ibarra, J. Lyman, K. Ulaczyk, D. Steeghs, D. Galloway, V. Dhillon, P. O'Brien, G. Ramsay, K. Noysena, R. Kotak, R. Breton, L. Nuttall, E. Pallé, D. Pollacco, A. Kumar, D. O'Neill, on behalf of GOTO collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2023aajf
Discoverer internal name: GOTO23bwl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:22:41.531 (65.673045) DEC = -51:29:15.28 (-51.487577)
Discovery date: 2023-12-17 12:01:54.912 (JD=2460296.001329)
Remarks: This transient was discovered with the assistance of the GOTO Kilonova Seekers Citizen Scientists on Zooniverse. The candidate was flagged by volunteers: Svetoslav Alexandrov, Antonio Pasqua, Mayahuel Torres Guerrero, Cledison Marcos da Silva, Pritam Raikar
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-17 12:01:54.912
Flux: 17.97 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-3
Telescope: GOTO-South
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-05 12:25:18
Limiting flux: 20.3 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-4
Telescope: GOTO-South
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023aajf
Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-17 18:20:58
Date made public:
Sender: GOTO_bot
Reporting Group: GOTO Discovery Data Source: GOTO
T. Killestein, L. Kelsey, E. Wickens, K. Ackley, M. Dyer, F. Jiménez-Ibarra, J. Lyman, K. Ulaczyk, D. Steeghs, D. Galloway, V. Dhillon, P. O'Brien, G. Ramsay, K. Noysena, R. Kotak, R. Breton, L. Nuttall, E. Pallé, D. Pollacco, A. Kumar, D. O'Neill, on behalf of GOTO collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2023aajf
Discoverer internal name: GOTO23bwl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:22:41.531 (65.673045) DEC = -51:29:15.28 (-51.487577)
Discovery date: 2023-12-17 12:01:54.912 (JD=2460296.001329)
Remarks: This transient was discovered with the assistance of the GOTO Kilonova Seekers Citizen Scientists on Zooniverse. The candidate was flagged by volunteers: Svetoslav Alexandrov, Antonio Pasqua, Mayahuel Torres Guerrero, Cledison Marcos da Silva, Pritam Raikar
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-17 12:01:54.912
Flux: 17.97 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-3
Telescope: GOTO-South
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-05 12:25:18
Limiting flux: 20.3 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-4
Telescope: GOTO-South
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023aajf