TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 95196 [ 2020TNSTR3960....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-31 20:39:14
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 2020aera
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20do
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:16:59.299 (64.24708) DEC = -42:53:23.50 (-42.889861)
Discovery date: 2020-12-29 04:38:27.168 (JD=2459212.69337)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J04165880-4253325
Host redshift: 0.07441

Remarks: Visible in several epochs, on the rise, confirmed via follow up observations

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-29 04:38:27.168
Flux: 18.56 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-12-14 02:33:02
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/2020aera