TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 240525 [ 2025TNSTR..57....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-01-05 22:24:04
Date made public:
Sender: Ine Theunissen
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: None

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

IAU Designation: AT 2016jlm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:00:05.928 (45.0247) DEC = -35:53:14.64 (-35.8874)
Discovery date: 2016-09-23 08:53:52.000 (JD=2457654.8707407)

Potential host galaxy: PGC 132091
Host redshift: 0.04566

Remarks: This transient was first discovered by Ine Theunissen in the Legacy Survey Sky Viewer.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-09-23 08:53:52.000
Flux: 19.2 ABMag
Filter: R-Cousins
Instrument: DECAM
Telescope: CTIO - 4-m Victor M. Blanco Telescope

Remarks: The r-band apparent magnitude was calculated with Aperture Photometry Tool and reference star: Gaia DR2 5046281290821252480.

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: The host galaxy is outside the SDSS footprint.

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016jlm