TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 91652 [ 2020TNSTR3668....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-05 11:12:18
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 2020abql
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-20pf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:21:32.626 (125.38594) DEC = -80:34:01.06 (-80.56696)
Discovery date: 2020-12-05 06:00:00.000 (JD=2459188.75)

Potential host galaxy: ESO 018- G 006

Remarks: Relatively bright SN candidate, on the rise, unknown redshift, blue host

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-05 06:00:00.000
Flux: 15.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-11-27 04:19:12
Limiting flux: 17.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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