TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62889 [ 2020TNSTR.632....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-26 09:13:30
Date made public:
Sender: Robert Morgan
Reporting Group: DESGW     Discovery Data Source: DESGW

Robert Morgan report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020dme
Discoverer internal name: desgw-200224-s
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:46:39.424 (176.664265) DEC = -08:07:55.50 (-8.132082)
Discovery date: 2020-02-24 06:51:50.400 (JD=2458903.786)


Remarks: Follow-up of S200224ca

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-02-24 06:51:50.400
Flux: 22.42 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: DECAM
Telescope: CTIO - 4-m Victor M. Blanco Telescope

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Not present in DECam archival data

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