TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 205575 [ 2024TNSTR.725....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-18 18:15:27
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: AT 2024epj
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-24by
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:55:03.766 (73.76569) DEC = -65:55:57.18 (-65.93255)
Discovery date: 2024-03-18 01:55:12.000 (JD=2460387.58)

Potential host galaxy: LMC

Remarks: Possible LMC Nova, discovered young

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-18 01:55:12.000
Flux: 10.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-17 02:24:00
Limiting flux: 17.1 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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