TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218915 [ 2024TNSTR2462....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-16 14:09:42
Date made public:
Sender: Ruslan Konno
Reporting Group: LAST     Discovery Data Source: LAST

R. Konno (WIS), S. Garrappa (WIS), E. O. Ofek (WIS), S. Ben-Ami (WIS), D. Polishook (WIS), P. Chen (WIS), A. Krassilchtchikov (WIS), Y. M. Shani (WIS), E. Segre (WIS), A. Gal-Yam (WIS), S. Spitzer (WIS), and K. Rybicki (WIS) on behalf of the LAST Collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024ppg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:52:10.635 (268.0443115) DEC = +23:11:45.41 (23.19594765)
Discovery date: 2024-07-14 17:59:28.896 (JD=2460506.2496438)


Remarks: Possibly associated with AT 2017gbc which was reported as a blue transient, candidate CV

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-14 17:59:28.896
Flux: 18.1242 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: LAST-Cam
Telescope: Large Array Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-13 20:34:26
Limiting flux: 20.68 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: LAST-Cam
Telescope: Large Array Survey Telescope


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