TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 92527 [ 2020TNSTR3746....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-11 23:13:35
Date made public:
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST     Discovery Data Source: GSNST

M. Kendurkar, R. Chinchwadkar, C. Raguenaud and A. Chapman for GSNST Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020ackd
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20dj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:32:50.061 (143.208588) DEC = +31:57:42.59 (31.961831)
Discovery date: 2020-12-11 22:56:15.936 (JD=2459195.45574)

Potential host galaxy: Unknown

Remarks: Visible in three epochs, on the rise.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-11 22:56:15.936
Flux: 19.7 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-14 06:11:33
Limiting flux: 20 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


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