Discovery certificate for object 2020kcs
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 70948 [ 2020TNSTR1369....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-05-16 20:11:55
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST     Discovery Data Source: GSNST

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

IAU Designation: AT 2020kcs
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20bm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:04:48.515 (211.202146) DEC = -51:14:35.37 (-51.243158)
Discovery date: 2020-05-16 20:08:37.248 (JD=2458986.33932)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J14044752-5114328
Host redshift: 0.033159

Remarks: Visible in several epochs, low z source on the rise.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-05-16 20:08:37.248
Flux: 18.83 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-05-01 05:08:37
Limiting flux: 20 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


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