TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221272 [ 2024TNSTR2813....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-08 17:09:09
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 2024rqk
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2024-017
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:08:28.480 (332.118667) DEC = +30:54:33.80 (30.909389)
Discovery date: 2024-08-08 05:52:30.000 (JD=2460530.7447917)


Remarks: CV Candidate

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-08 05:52:30.000
Flux: 16.5 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: 2024-07-13 07:44:05
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/2024rqk