TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 212556 [ 2024TNSTR1855....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-09 08:08:43
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 2024kqg
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2024-009
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:36:55.320 (339.2305) DEC = +35:23:13.20 (35.387)
Discovery date: 2024-06-08 09:48:57.000 (JD=2460469.9089931)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude -19.8 deg and longitude 94.2 deg

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-08 09:48:57.000
Flux: 17.3 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: 2024-05-31 10:18:24
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/2024kqg