TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 83747 [ 2020TNSTR2995....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-02 22:03:19
Date made public:
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST     Discovery Data Source: GSNST

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

IAU Designation: AT 2020urp
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20cf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:48:10.775 (117.044896) DEC = +39:07:36.64 (39.126844)
Discovery date: 2020-10-02 22:00:33.984 (JD=2459125.41706)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J07480865+3907315
Host redshift: 0.13264

Remarks: Visible in several epochs, on the rise

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-02 22:00:33.984
Flux: 19.2 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-09-28 03:45:02
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/2020urp