TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 95195 [ 2020TNSTR3960....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-31 20:32:33
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 2020aeqz
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20dn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:44:23.800 (26.099167) DEC = -29:56:25.60 (-29.940444)
Discovery date: 2020-12-29 02:13:37.920 (JD=2459212.5928)

Potential host galaxy: 2dFGRS TGS382Z035
Host redshift: 0.0096

Remarks: Visible in several epochs, confirmed via follow up observations.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-29 02:13:37.920
Flux: 19.25 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-12-22 04:22:03
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/2020aeqz