TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 267641 [ 2025TNSTR3366....1O ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-08-25 19:15:32
Date made public:
Sender: LAST_Bot1
Reporting Group: LAST     Discovery Data Source: LAST

E. O. Ofek (WIS), R. Konno (WIS), E. A. Zimmerman (WIS), A. Horowicz (WIS), S. Garrappa (WIS), S. Ben-Ami (WIS), D. Polishook (WIS), O. Yaron (WIS), P. Chen (WIS), A. Krassilchtchikov (WIS), Y. M. Shani (WIS), E. Segre (WIS), A. Gal-Yam (WIS), S. Spitzer (WIS), and K. Rybicki (WIS) on behalf of the LAST Collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025vkf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:05:12.344 (241.30143486822) DEC = +52:33:46.55 (52.562931656309)
Discovery date: 2025-08-25 17:52:17.760 (JD=2460913.24465)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-08-25 17:52:17.760
Flux: 19.83 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: LAST-Cam
Telescope: Large Array Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-07-27 18:17:38
Limiting flux: 20.61 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: LAST-Cam
Telescope: Large Array Survey Telescope


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