TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 257956 [ 2025TNSTR2121....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-06-06 22:27:06
Date made public:
Sender: Cristovao Jacques
Reporting Group: BraTS     Discovery Data Source: BraTS

C. Barreto, E. Pimentel, C. Jacques, J. Amancio, J. Ribeiro, L. Amaral, M. Domingues, P. Holvorcem, T. Napoleao report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025nao
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:30:25.160 (97.604833) DEC = -69:55:01.40 (-69.917056)
Discovery date: 2025-06-05 21:10:48.000 (JD=2460832.3825)


Remarks: Confirmed as a classical nova in ATel #17224; possibly located in the LMC.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-06-05 21:10:48.000
Flux: 11.2 Other
Filter: Other-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: Astrograph 280mm f/2.2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-03-13 01:27:42
Limiting flux: 14.2 Other
Filter: Other-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: Astrograph 280mm f/2.2

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