TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 63454 [ 2020TNSTR.708....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-03-04 12:20:48
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 2020dxu
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20aj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:56:40.128 (224.1672) DEC = +54:07:09.52 (54.119311)
Discovery date: 2020-03-04 12:12:33.408 (JD=2458913.00872)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J14563920+5407054
Host redshift: 0.09615

Remarks: Present in several epochs, on the rise

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-03-04 12:12:33.408
Flux: 18.98 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: Present in several epochs, on the rise via PGAO_bot1

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-02-17 02:12:33
Limiting flux: 20 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


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