Discovery certificate for object 2020cuc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62095 [ 2020TNSTR.522....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-17 14:51:30
Sender: Dr. Mark Kennedy
Reporting Group: GOTO     Discovery Data Source: GOTO

M. Kennedy, D Steeghs, D. Galloway, K. Ulaczyk, G. Ramsay on behalf of the GOTO collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020cuc
Discoverer internal name: GOTO20hg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:12:12.790 (213.053292) DEC = -09:54:35.18 (-9.909772)
Discovery date: 2020-02-17 03:57:06.000 (JD=2458896.6646528)

Potential host galaxy: LEDA 984860


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-02-17 03:57:06.000
Flux: 18.11 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-1
Telescope: GOTO-North

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-29 03:50:36
Limiting flux: 18.696 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-1
Telescope: GOTO-North


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