TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 34841 [ 2019TNSTR.767....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-05-13 01:46:52
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2019fcg
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-19mk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:30:28.486 (322.61869) DEC = -32:36:43.31 (-32.61203)
Discovery date: 2019-05-12 08:52:48.000 (JD=2458615.87)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J21302854-3236436

Remarks: Present in several epochs, unknown redshift host, likely a nuclear sources, so could also be an AGN or TDE

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-05-12 08:52:48.000
Flux: 17.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-04-05 09:07:12
Limiting flux: 18.1 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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