Discovery certificate for object 2020cwd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62186 [ 2020TNSTR.547....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-19 10:55:33
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 2020cwd
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-20bz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:06:59.081 (91.74617) DEC = -49:00:23.94 (-49.00665)
Discovery date: 2020-02-19 04:48:00.000 (JD=2458898.7)

Potential host galaxy: PGC481435

Remarks: Present in two epochs, on the rise, unknown redshift, blue host galaxy

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-02-19 04:48:00.000
Flux: 17.4 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-02-15 05:31:12
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/2020cwd