TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 213228 [ 2024TNSTR1922....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-13 18:02:29
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 2024lee
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2024-010
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:35:37.240 (353.905167) DEC = +57:33:04.10 (57.551139)
Discovery date: 2024-06-13 08:52:30.000 (JD=2460474.8697917)


Remarks: Hostless transient. Progenitor is a red star with Gmag ~ 20.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-13 08:52:30.000
Flux: 17.5 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: 2024-06-06 09:48:55
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/2024lee