TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206216 [ 2024TNSTR.859....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-30 16:46:10
Date made public:
Sender: Balaji Kumar
Reporting Group: GEOTS     Discovery Data Source: GEOTS

Balaji Kumar report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024fei
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2024-002
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:04:06.710 (166.027958) DEC = +14:49:42.80 (14.828556)
Discovery date: 2024-03-30 07:18:28.000 (JD=2460399.8044907)


Remarks: Possible Supernova in Galaxy PGC 2765255 at galactic latitude 62.18 deg, galactic longitude 233.71 deg.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-30 07:18:28.000
Flux: 17.2 Other
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: 3 frames taken with a 0.36-m f/2 astrograph + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes.

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-19 07:25:23
Limiting flux: 18 Other
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: 3 frames taken with a 0.36-m f/2 astrograph + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes.

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