TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 162536 [ 2022TNSTR3087....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-10-23 15:15:55
Date made public:
Sender: Denis Denisenko
Reporting Group: PALEO     Discovery Data Source: PALEO

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

IAU Designation: AT 1988an
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:17:29.810 (154.374208) DEC = -17:36:11.70 (-17.60325)
Discovery date: 1988-03-16 12:46:00.000 (JD=2447237.0319444)

Potential host galaxy: WISE J101729.24-173611.2

Remarks: Possible supernova discovered by Artem Doronin on the Red DSS plate. The object is located 8" East and 1" South from the center of WISE J101729.24-173611.2.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 1988-03-16 12:46:00.000
Flux: 17.8 ABMag
Filter: R-Cousins
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: Equatorial Red photographic plate taken with the 48-inch UK Schmidt telescope.

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

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1988an