TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222246 [ 2024TNSTR2994....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-18 13:48:28
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 2024skj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:56:08.518 (329.0354919) DEC = +46:52:52.52 (46.8812561)
Discovery date: 2024-08-16 23:37:00.192 (JD=2460539.4840278)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-16 23:37:00.192
Flux: 18.3 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: LAST-Cam
Telescope: Large Array Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-14 00:37:51
Limiting flux: 20.52 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/2024skj