TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 84434 [ 2020TNSTR3069....1Z ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-09 00:52:53
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 2020vgy
Discoverer internal name: XM38MZ
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:55:56.070 (148.983625) DEC = +69:42:01.60 (69.700444)
Discovery date: 2020-10-08 23:00:43.000 (JD=2459131.458831)

Potential host galaxy: M82

Remarks: Seeing: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm38mz.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-08 23:00:43.000
Flux: 19.7 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: Seeing: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm38mz.html

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-05 22:39:34
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/2020vgy