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AT 2020ely

RA/DEC (2000)

09:55:54.810 +69:03:10.20

148.978375 +69.052833

Type

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Redshift

Discovery Report

Reporting Group

XOSS

Discovering Data Source

XOSS

Discovery Date

2020-03-14 14:33:41.000

TNS AT

Y

Public

Y

Host Name

M81

Discovery Mag

19.5

Filter

r-Sloan

Reporter/s

Zhijian Xu and Xing Gao

NED SIMBAD DECaLS PanSTARRS-1 SkyMapper VizieR WISE DSS ADS

Spectra

No Data

Light Curves

Filter

Tel / Inst

Obs-date range

Photometry

r-Sloan

Other_Other

2020-03-13 14:24:13 - 2020-03-14 14:33:41

2

Photometry

ID	Obs-date	Mag. / Flux	Err	Lim. Mag./Flux	Units	Filter	Tel / Inst	Exp-time	Observer/s	Remarks
125157	2020-03-14 14:33:41	19.5		20.5	VegaMag	r-Sloan	Other_Other	300	Zhijian Xu and Xing Gao	Zhijian Xu and Xing Gao report the discovery of a possible nova in M81. The transient is approximately Mag. 19.5 on several 300-s survey images (limiting mag about 20.5) taken by Xing Gao in Xingming Observatory Sky Survey(C42) around Mar. 14.60672 UT using a r'(Sloan) filtered CCD (+ 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope). The transient approximately located at R.A.=09h55m54.81s +69d03'10".2 (equinox 2000.0). Which is about 116.1" east and 44.9" south of the center of the M81. Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on Mar 13.60015 (limiting mag 20.0). NET UCAC-4 XMr9ZX C2020 03 14.60672 09 55 54.81 +69 03 10.2 19.5 r C42 http://xjltp.china-vo.org/XMr9ZX.html. Xingming Observatory(C42) - NEXT, Mt. Nanshan, 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope and CCD.
125156	2020-03-13 14:24:13			20	VegaMag	r-Sloan	Other_Other	300	Zhijian Xu and Xing Gao	[Last non detection] using a r'(Sloan) filtered CCD (+ 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope).

AT Reports

ID	Time received (UT)	Sender	Reporter/s	Reportting group	Disc. Data Source	RA	DEC	Discovery date (UT)	Discovery Mag.	Filter	Related files	AT Type	Internal name	Assoc. Groups	End prop. period	Remarks
64503	2020-03-15 01:35:03	sammimas	Zhijian Xu and Xing Gao	XOSS	XOSS	09:55:54.810	+69:03:10.20	2020-03-14 14:33:41.000	19.5	r-Sloan		PNV	XMr9ZX	XOSS		Zhijian Xu and Xing Gao report the discovery of a possible nova in M81. The transient is approximately Mag. 19.5 on several 300-s survey images (limiting mag about 20.5) taken by Xing Gao in Xingming Observatory Sky Survey(C42) around Mar. 14.60672 UT using a r'(Sloan) filtered CCD (+ 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope). The transient approximately located at R.A.=09h55m54.81s +69d03'10".2 (equinox 2000.0). Which is about 116.1" east and 44.9" south of the center of the M81. Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on Mar 13.60015 (limiting mag 20.0). NET UCAC-4 XMr9ZX C2020 03 14.60672 09 55 54.81 +69 03 10.2 19.5 r C42 http://xjltp.china-vo.org/XMr9ZX.html. Xingming Observatory(C42) - NEXT, Mt. Nanshan, 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope and CCD.

Classification Reports

No Data