TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 53196 [ 2019TNSTR2425....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-11-23 18:17:32
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 2019vjm
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-19abp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:04:41.074 (151.17114) DEC = +04:48:59.80 (4.81661)
Discovery date: 2019-11-23 12:00:00.000 (JD=2458811)

Potential host galaxy: CGCG 036-029
Host redshift: 0.029841

Remarks: Possibly a nuclear transient, so could be an AGN or a TDE

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-11-23 12:00:00.000
Flux: 17 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-11-18 10:33:36
Limiting flux: 17.7 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt


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