TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 240999 [ 2025TNSTR.153....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-01-11 14:03:34
Date made public:
Sender: Mi Zhang
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Ziyang Mai, Mi Zhang, Jianlin Xu, Leiming Tang, Yanxi Li, 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 2025ki
Discoverer internal name: PSP25A
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:42:45.380 (10.689083) DEC = +41:16:35.20 (41.276444)
Discovery date: 2025-01-11 12:18:50.976 (JD=2460687.01309)

Potential host galaxy: M31
Host redshift: -0.001

Remarks: Nova candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp25a.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-01-11 12:18:50.976
Flux: 17.34 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp25a.html

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2025ki