TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 91601 [ 2020TNSTR3667....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-05 03:54:03
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 2020aboy
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-20pe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:31:08.693 (37.78622) DEC = -57:41:49.45 (-57.69707)
Discovery date: 2020-12-05 03:07:12.000 (JD=2459188.63)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J02310876-5741509
Host redshift: 0.037733

Remarks: Present in several epochs

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-05 03:07:12.000
Flux: 17.7 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-11-25 05:45:36
Limiting flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020aboy