Discovery certificate for object 2020efm
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 63793 [ 2020TNSTR.745....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-03-08 13:50:06
Sender: Mr. Leonardo Amaral
Reporting Group: BraTS     Discovery Data Source: BraTS

Leonardo Amaral, Eduardo Pimentel, Cristovao Jacques, Carlos Colesanti, Israel Mussi, Joao Ribeiro, Marcelo Domingues, Joao Amancio, Paulo Holvorcem, Tasso Napoleao on behalf of the Brazilian Transient Search (BraTS) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020efm
Discoverer internal name: BraTS-OCA-T1-011
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:58:49.870 (179.707792) DEC = -47:23:22.50 (-47.389583)
Discovery date: 2020-03-08 04:20:06.432 (JD=2458916.68063)

Potential host galaxy: PGC502251

Remarks: Transient at 1.7" from Galaxy PGC502251 and ~14 degrees of galactic plane. Possible SN ou Nova.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-03-08 04:20:06.432
Flux: 12.9 Other
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: 3 frames taken over 26m period with 0.31-m f/2.9 Newtonian reflector + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-03-04 20:36:54
Limiting flux: 19.5 Other
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: 3 frames taken over 23m period with 0.31-m f/2.9 Newtonian reflector + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes

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