TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 78883 [ 2020TNSTR2334....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-07-30 17:15:38
Date made public:
Sender: Gattini_Bot
Reporting Group: Gattini     Discovery Data Source: Gattini

K. De, M. Hankins on behalf of the Palomar Gattini-IR collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2020qmp
Discoverer internal name: PGIR20eid
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:08:44.430 (182.1851232) DEC = +36:48:19.36 (36.8053775)
Discovery date: 2020-07-30 03:50:24.000 (JD=2459060.66)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-07-30 03:50:24.000
Flux: 14.738 ABMag
Filter: J-Bessel
Instrument: Gattini-camera
Telescope: Palomar Gattini-IR

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-07-25 04:04:48
Limiting flux: 14.092 ABMag
Filter: J-Bessel
Instrument: Gattini-camera
Telescope: Palomar Gattini-IR


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