TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 193659 [ 2023TNSTR2925....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-12 19:46:44
Date made public:
Sender: Denis Denisenko
Reporting Group: PALEO     Discovery Data Source: PALEO

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

IAU Designation: AT 1997fi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:48:23.750 (162.098958) DEC = +26:24:56.00 (26.415556)
Discovery date: 1997-05-09 04:46:00.000 (JD=2450577.6986111)

Potential host galaxy: LEDA 1775322
Host redshift: 0.02096

Remarks: Possible supernova discovered by Liana Druzhbina on the Blue DSS plate. The object is located 2" East and 11" North from the center of LEDA 1775322 = 2MFGC 8411.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 1997-05-09 04:46:00.000
Flux: 16 ABMag
Filter: B-Johnson
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: Blue photographic plate taken with the 48-inch Palomar Schmidt camera.

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 1997-03-10 07:37:00
Limiting flux: 20.8 ABMag
Filter: R-Cousins
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

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

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1997fi