TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 85969 [ 2020TNSTR3130....1Z ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-15 19:30:49
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 2020wuo
Discoverer internal name: XM39MZ
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:42:36.200 (10.650833) DEC = +41:20:35.50 (41.343194)
Discovery date: 2020-10-15 17:25:46.000 (JD=2459138.2262269)

Potential host galaxy: M31

Remarks: Seeing: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm39mz.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-15 17:25:46.000
Flux: 19.5 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

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

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-09-02 21:18:46
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/2020wuo