TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 84165 [ 2020TNSTR3047....1Z ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-07 16:11:20
Date made public:
Sender: Mi Zhang
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Mi Zhang and Xing Gao report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020vak
Discoverer internal name: XM37MZ
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:42:49.600 (10.706667) DEC = +41:16:52.30 (41.281194)
Discovery date: 2020-10-07 15:36:23.000 (JD=2459130.1502662)

Potential host galaxy: M31

Remarks: Seeing: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm37mz.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-07 15:36:23.000
Flux: 17.6 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: Seeing: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm37mz.html

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-05 13:48:19
Limiting flux: 20.5 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


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