Discovery certificate for object 2020bkp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 60587 [ 2020TNSTR.321....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-30 14:24:49
Sender: Prof. 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 2020bkp
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-20bm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:34:00.408 (203.5017) DEC = -50:29:56.29 (-50.49897)
Discovery date: 2020-01-30 06:43:12.000 (JD=2458878.78)

Potential host galaxy: ESO 220- G 019
Host redshift: 0.013231

Remarks: Present in two epochs, fairly crowded stellar field, so could also be a Galactic object

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-30 06:43:12.000
Flux: 17 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-13 08:09:36
Limiting flux: 17.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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