TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 64513 [ 2020TNSTR.798....1C ]
Date Received (UTC): 2020-03-15 21:17:47
Date made public:
Sender: Raffaele Belligoli
Reporting Group: ISSP Discovery Data Source: ISSP
Flavio Castellani, Raffaele Belligoli report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2020emi
Discoverer internal name: Andromeda Galaxy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:42:52.180 (10.717417) DEC = +41:13:37.00 (41.226944)
Discovery date: 2020-03-15 18:24:28.800 (JD=2458924.267)
Potential host galaxy: M31
Remarks: F. Castellani, Verona, Italy reports the discovery by Flavio Castellani, Raffaele Belligoli and Claudio Marangoni, in the course of the ISSP Italian Supernovae Search Project, of an apparent nova PNV J00425218+4113370 in two images taken with a Moravian G4-9000 KAF CCD unfiltered, from Monte Baldo Observatory (Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Verona, Italy), with the 0.4m f.8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, obtained on 2020 March 15.767. The new object is located at RA 00 42 52.18 DEC +41 13 37.0 (equinox 2000.0) Apparent magnitude 17.4 Clear (err +/- 0,2) in host Galaxy M31. Offset 88.5"E 152.3"S Nothing is visible at this position on the reference image taken on 2020-02-28.769
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-03-15 18:24:28.800
Flux: 17.4 STMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: The possible nova was clearly detected on '2020-03-15.767' UT using two images 3x300s frames (900s total) obtained by a Moravian G4-9000 KAF unfiltered CCD with the 0.4m f.8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope from Monte Baldo "A.Gelodi" Astronomic Observatory, località Novezzina, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Verona, Italy. The discovery magnitude is 17.0±0.04 mag in the CV band (clear visual). We will continue to monitor the nova light curve and strongly encourage additional follow-up observations.
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-03-07 19:04:19
Limiting flux: 19.3 STMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: The last non-detected image on '2020-03-04 18:11:15' UT using 7x 300s frames (2100s total) and also another frame taken 2020-03-07 19:04:19 using 7x 300s frames (2100s total) obtained by a Moravian G4-9000 KAF unfiltered CCD with the 0.4m f.8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope from Monte Baldo "A.Gelodi" Astronomic Observatory, località Novezzina, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Verona, Italy. (Latitudine 45° 41' 52" N. Longitudine 10° 51' 32" E)
Archival info: DSS
Remarks: No stellar source is visible at the transient's position in our past images and ALADIN sky atlas. No variable star is present at these coordinates on the SIMBAD database.
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020emi
Date Received (UTC): 2020-03-15 21:17:47
Date made public:
Sender: Raffaele Belligoli
Reporting Group: ISSP Discovery Data Source: ISSP
Flavio Castellani, Raffaele Belligoli report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2020emi
Discoverer internal name: Andromeda Galaxy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:42:52.180 (10.717417) DEC = +41:13:37.00 (41.226944)
Discovery date: 2020-03-15 18:24:28.800 (JD=2458924.267)
Potential host galaxy: M31
Remarks: F. Castellani, Verona, Italy reports the discovery by Flavio Castellani, Raffaele Belligoli and Claudio Marangoni, in the course of the ISSP Italian Supernovae Search Project, of an apparent nova PNV J00425218+4113370 in two images taken with a Moravian G4-9000 KAF CCD unfiltered, from Monte Baldo Observatory (Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Verona, Italy), with the 0.4m f.8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, obtained on 2020 March 15.767. The new object is located at RA 00 42 52.18 DEC +41 13 37.0 (equinox 2000.0) Apparent magnitude 17.4 Clear (err +/- 0,2) in host Galaxy M31. Offset 88.5"E 152.3"S Nothing is visible at this position on the reference image taken on 2020-02-28.769
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-03-15 18:24:28.800
Flux: 17.4 STMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: The possible nova was clearly detected on '2020-03-15.767' UT using two images 3x300s frames (900s total) obtained by a Moravian G4-9000 KAF unfiltered CCD with the 0.4m f.8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope from Monte Baldo "A.Gelodi" Astronomic Observatory, località Novezzina, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Verona, Italy. The discovery magnitude is 17.0±0.04 mag in the CV band (clear visual). We will continue to monitor the nova light curve and strongly encourage additional follow-up observations.
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-03-07 19:04:19
Limiting flux: 19.3 STMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: The last non-detected image on '2020-03-04 18:11:15' UT using 7x 300s frames (2100s total) and also another frame taken 2020-03-07 19:04:19 using 7x 300s frames (2100s total) obtained by a Moravian G4-9000 KAF unfiltered CCD with the 0.4m f.8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope from Monte Baldo "A.Gelodi" Astronomic Observatory, località Novezzina, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Verona, Italy. (Latitudine 45° 41' 52" N. Longitudine 10° 51' 32" E)
Archival info: DSS
Remarks: No stellar source is visible at the transient's position in our past images and ALADIN sky atlas. No variable star is present at these coordinates on the SIMBAD database.
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020emi