TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 75511 [ 2020TNSTR1987....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-06-30 14:37:35
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

K. Z. Stanek, C. S. Kochanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2020nub
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-20ho
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:03:56.167 (30.984029) DEC = -23:18:50.51 (-23.31403)
Discovery date: 2020-06-30 02:38:24.000 (JD=2459030.61)

Potential host galaxy: NGC 0808
Host redshift: 0.016558

Remarks: In two epochs, on the rise, close in position to SN 2004ds

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-06-30 02:38:24.000
Flux: 16.8 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-06-23 02:52:48
Limiting flux: 18.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin


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