TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 90054 [ 2020TNSTR3494....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-11-18 10:48:04
Date made public:
Sender: Richard Nowell
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: None

Ine Theunissen-Limpens report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2012ja
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:18:56.089 (139.733706) DEC = +09:29:41.74 (9.494929)
Discovery date: 2012-07-15 11:15:11.000 (JD=2456123.9688773)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J09185632+0929390
Host redshift: 0.055334

Remarks: This transient was discovered by Ine Theunissen on the Galaxy Zoo website here: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/mikewalmsley/galaxy-zoo-mobile/talk/subjects/20767700.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2012-07-15 11:15:11.000
Flux: 20.01 ABMag
Filter: i-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1

Remarks: The i-band Apparent magnitude was calculated by Richard Nowell using APT and reference star: SDSS J091858.69+092911.5 https://skyserver.sdss.org/dr14/en/tools/explore/Summary.aspx?id=1237661068170035316. An i-band Absolute magnitude of -16.9 was also calculated.

Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2012ja