TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 83773 [ 2020TNSTR3007....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-03 09:01:57
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 2020usf
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20ch
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:59:45.915 (119.941312) DEC = +37:54:55.01 (37.915281)
Discovery date: 2020-10-03 08:59:32.352 (JD=2459125.87468)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J07594772+3754332
Host redshift: 0.042

Remarks: Visible in three epochs, on the rise.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-03 08:59:32.352
Flux: 19.77 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-09-29 04:34:05
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/2020usf