Discovery certificate for object 2020etd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 64743 [ 2020TNSTR.854....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-03-23 00:10:32
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST     Discovery Data Source: GSNST

M. Kendurkar, C. Raguenaud, R. Chinchwadkar, A. Chapman and C. Feliciano for GSNST Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020etd
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20an
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:04:23.029 (196.095954) DEC = +28:48:46.24 (28.812844)
Discovery date: 2020-03-23 00:04:39.936 (JD=2458931.50324)

Potential host galaxy: Unknown

Remarks: Visible in several epochs, on the rise. Confirmed via follow up observations

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-03-23 00:04:39.936
Flux: 18.63 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-03-14 22:43:38
Limiting flux: 20 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


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