TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 33248 [ 2019TNSTR.607....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-04-21 13:25:37
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

K. Z. Stanek, C. S. Kochanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2019dqf
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-19ko
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:15:01.637 (243.75682) DEC = -57:42:38.59 (-57.71072)
Discovery date: 2019-04-21 03:21:36.000 (JD=2458594.64)


Remarks: Likely a bright CV near the Galactic plane, could also be a Galactic Nova

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-04-21 03:21:36.000
Flux: 12.9 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-04-15 09:36:00
Limiting flux: 18.1 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2019dqf