TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229676 [ 2024TNSTR4074....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-20 13:20:57
Date made public:
Sender: Mi Zhang
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Ziyang Mai, Hang Liu, Hongzhi Liang, Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang, Leiming Tang, Yanxi Li, Xiaochang Yan, Wenjie Zhou, Jingyuan Zhao, Guoyou Sun, Jiangao Ruan, Xing Gao, on behalf of the PSP team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024ynw
Discoverer internal name: PSP24Y
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:43:03.430 (10.764292) DEC = +41:18:31.00 (41.308611)
Discovery date: 2024-10-20 12:52:32.736 (JD=2460604.03649)

Potential host galaxy: M31

Remarks: Nova candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp24y.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-20 12:52:32.736
Flux: 17.72 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp24y.html

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