TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 139233 [ 2022TNSTR.616....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-03-05 08:59:12
Date made public:
Sender: Denis Denisenko
Reporting Group: PALEO     Discovery Data Source: PALEO

V. R. Bhaskaran Nair (Vorobyovy Gory education center), D. Denisenko (Vorobyovy Gory/SAI MSU) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 1982ad
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:02:47.110 (330.696292) DEC = -04:28:59.10 (-4.483083)
Discovery date: 1982-10-12 10:53:00.000 (JD=2445254.9534722)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J220247.40-042906.4

Remarks: Possible supernova discovered by Vijay Ram Bhaskaran Nair on the Blue DSS plate. The object is located 4" West and 7" North from the center of SDSS J220247.40-042906.4.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 1982-10-12 10:53:00.000
Flux: 20.7 ABMag
Filter: B-Johnson
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: SERC-J Blue photographic plate taken with the UK Schmidt telescope.

Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS
Remarks: Nothing is present at this position on the color-combined SDSS and PanSTARRS-1 images (limiting magnitude 23.5).

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1982ad