TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 259953 [ 2025TNSTR2379....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-06-24 21:24:43
Date made public:
Sender: Giancarlo Cortini
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: None

Giancarlo Cortini report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2025ovr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:22:40.240 (140.667667) DEC = +60:52:06.58 (60.868494)
Discovery date: 2025-06-24 21:07:00.000 (JD=2460851.3798611)

Potential host galaxy: UGC 4973

Remarks: G.CORTINI REPORTS THE DISCOVERY OF A PSN IN UGC 4973. MY PAST IMAGE OF THE HOST GALAXY TAKEN ON 2025 05.24.98 SHOWED NOTHING IN THE POSITION OF THE SUSPECT UNTIL MAG. +19.0. THE SUSPECT DOES NOT APPEAR ON POSS II RED AND BLUE PLATES. NO KNOWN MINOR PLANET IS MARKED IN THE POSITION OF THE SUSPECY AT THE TIME OF THE DISCOVERY.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-06-24 21:07:00.000
Flux: 17 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-05-24 23:30:00
Limiting flux: 19 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: G.CORTINI REPORTS THE DISCOVERY OF A PSN IN UGC 4973. MY PAST IMAGE OF THE HOST GALAXY TAKEN ON 2025 05.24.98 SHOWED NOTHING IN THE POSITION OF THE SUSPECT UNTIL MAG. +19.0. THE SUSPECT DOES NOT APPEAR ON POSS II RED AND BLUE PLATES. NO KNOWN MINOR PLANET IS MARKED IN THE POSITION OF THE SUSPECY AT THE TIME OF THE DISCOVERY. THE DISCOVERY INSTRUMENT IS SCH. - CASS. REFLECTOR 0.35 m. F/5.6.

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