TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 259638 [ 2025TNSTR2334....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-06-21 21:02:47
Date made public:
Sender: GOTO_bot
Reporting Group: GOTO     Discovery Data Source: GOTO

G. Ramsay, D. O'Neill, K. Ackley, M. Dyer, J. Lyman, K. Ulaczyk, D. Steeghs, D. Galloway, V. Dhillon, P. O'Brien, K. Noysena, R. Kotak, R. Breton, J. Casares, L. Nuttall, B. Godson, T. Killestein, A. Kumar, M. Pursiainen, on behalf of GOTO collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025onv
Discoverer internal name: GOTO25dza
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:23:32.741 (320.886421) DEC = +13:15:52.66 (13.264628)
Discovery date: 2025-06-21 16:14:24.288 (JD=2460848.176672)


Remarks: This transient was discovered with the assistance of the GOTO Kilonova Seekers Citizen Scientists on Zooniverse. The candidate was flagged by volunteers: M.T. Mazzucato, Jose Alberto da Silva Campos, Virgilio Gonano, Mayahuel Torres Guerrero, Cledison Marcos da Silva

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-06-21 16:14:24.288
Flux: 19.19 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-4
Telescope: GOTO-South

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-06-13 04:54:09
Limiting flux: 17.8 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-2
Telescope: GOTO-North


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