TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 64707 [ 2020TNSTR.844....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2020-03-22 01:12:50
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ATLAS Discovery Data Source: ATLAS
J. Tonry, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland, H. Flewelling (IfA, University of Hawaii), B. Stalder (LSST), A. Rest (STScI), C. Stubbs (Harvard University), K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt, D. R. Young, S. Srivastav, O. McBrien, D. O'Neill, P. Clark, M. Fulton, J. Gillanders, M. Dobson (Queen's University Belfast), T.-W. Chen (MPE), D. E. Wright (University of Minnesota), J. Anderson (ESO) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2020esa
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS20icx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:07:59.179 (121.996577308) DEC = -10:45:27.62 (-10.7576723077)
Discovery date: 2020-03-21 07:43:40.800 (JD=2458929.822)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-03-21 07:43:40.800
Flux: 17.756 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-03-12 10:53:46
Limiting flux: 18.84 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020esa
Date Received (UTC): 2020-03-22 01:12:50
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ATLAS Discovery Data Source: ATLAS
J. Tonry, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland, H. Flewelling (IfA, University of Hawaii), B. Stalder (LSST), A. Rest (STScI), C. Stubbs (Harvard University), K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt, D. R. Young, S. Srivastav, O. McBrien, D. O'Neill, P. Clark, M. Fulton, J. Gillanders, M. Dobson (Queen's University Belfast), T.-W. Chen (MPE), D. E. Wright (University of Minnesota), J. Anderson (ESO) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2020esa
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS20icx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:07:59.179 (121.996577308) DEC = -10:45:27.62 (-10.7576723077)
Discovery date: 2020-03-21 07:43:40.800 (JD=2458929.822)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-03-21 07:43:40.800
Flux: 17.756 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-03-12 10:53:46
Limiting flux: 18.84 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020esa