TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200231 [ 2024TNSTR.214....1Z ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-20 13:31:35
Date made public:
Sender: Mi Zhang
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Mi Zhang, Guanqi Gui, Ergelei Sai, Leiming Tang, Lanhe Ding, Jianlin Xu, Wenjie Zhou, Jingyuan Zhao, Guoyou Sun, Jiangao Ruan, Xing Gao and the PSP team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024aoc
Discoverer internal name: PSP24E
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:47:03.880 (11.766167) DEC = +41:53:15.40 (41.887611)
Discovery date: 2024-01-20 12:44:57.408 (JD=2460330.03122)

Potential host galaxy: M31
Host redshift: -0.001

Remarks: Nova candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp24e.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-20 12:44:57.408
Flux: 17.88 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-19 15:21:43
Limiting flux: 19 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024aoc