TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 157709 [ 2022TNSTR2633....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-09-11 12:47:26
Date made public:
Sender: Denis Denisenko
Reporting Group: PALEO     Discovery Data Source: PALEO

Andrey Gusev, Denis Denisenko (Vorobyovy Gory Education Center) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 1988al
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:00:49.120 (180.204667) DEC = -01:14:58.60 (-1.249611)
Discovery date: 1988-04-20 12:39:00.000 (JD=2447272.0270833)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J120049.20-011501.3

Remarks: Apparent supernova discovered by Andrey Gusev on the Red DSS plate. The object is located 1" West and 3" North from the center of SDSS J120049.20-011501.3 = 2dFGRS TGN313Z043.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 1988-04-20 12:39:00.000
Flux: 15 ABMag
Filter: R-Cousins
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: POSS-II Red photographic plate taken with the 48-inch Palomar Schmidt camera.

Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS
Remarks: Nothing but galaxy background 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/1988al