TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 197427 [ 2023TNSTR3354....1W ]
Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-24 20:13:43
Date made public:
Sender: GOTO_bot
Reporting Group: GOTO Discovery Data Source: GOTO
K. Wiersema, K. Ulaczyk, L. Kelsey, E. Wickens, T. Killestein, K. Ackley, M. Dyer, F. Jiménez-Ibarra, J. Lyman, 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: AT 2023abdn
Discoverer internal name: GOTO23bzs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:48:49.135 (87.204729) DEC = -24:15:22.32 (-24.256199)
Discovery date: 2023-12-24 11:49:37.056 (JD=2460302.992792)
Remarks: This transient was discovered with the assistance of the GOTO Kilonova Seekers Citizen Scientists on Zooniverse. The candidate was flagged by volunteers: Cledison Marcos da Silva, Svetoslav Alexandrov, Virgilio Gonano, Jose Alberto da Silva Campos, Antonio Pasqua
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-24 11:49:37.056
Flux: 19.61 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-4
Telescope: GOTO-South
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-17 12:58:00
Limiting flux: 20.4 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-3
Telescope: GOTO-South
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023abdn
Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-24 20:13:43
Date made public:
Sender: GOTO_bot
Reporting Group: GOTO Discovery Data Source: GOTO
K. Wiersema, K. Ulaczyk, L. Kelsey, E. Wickens, T. Killestein, K. Ackley, M. Dyer, F. Jiménez-Ibarra, J. Lyman, 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: AT 2023abdn
Discoverer internal name: GOTO23bzs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:48:49.135 (87.204729) DEC = -24:15:22.32 (-24.256199)
Discovery date: 2023-12-24 11:49:37.056 (JD=2460302.992792)
Remarks: This transient was discovered with the assistance of the GOTO Kilonova Seekers Citizen Scientists on Zooniverse. The candidate was flagged by volunteers: Cledison Marcos da Silva, Svetoslav Alexandrov, Virgilio Gonano, Jose Alberto da Silva Campos, Antonio Pasqua
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-24 11:49:37.056
Flux: 19.61 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-4
Telescope: GOTO-South
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-17 12:58:00
Limiting flux: 20.4 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-3
Telescope: GOTO-South
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023abdn